How to see it
HIP 85678 has a visual magnitude of about 7.23: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85678: right ascension 17h 30m 32s, declination +68° 44′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Draco constellation (IAU figure Dra).
Catalog context
HIP 85678. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85678, HD 159712, Gaia DR3 1637541223169313280. In the SkyKeepsake Draco (Dra) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1637541223169313280
- HIP
- 85678
- HD
- 159712
- gaia_dr3
- 1637541223169313280
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1637541223169313280
- HD 159712
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.23