How to see it
HIP 85992 has a visual magnitude of about 7.24: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85992: right ascension 17h 34m 30s, declination +43° 30′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 85992. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85992, HD 159814, Gaia DR3 1348512154899892736. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1348512154899892736
- HIP
- 85992
- HD
- 159814
- gaia_dr3
- 1348512154899892736
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1348512154899892736
- HD 159814
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.24