How to see it
HIP 86540 has a visual magnitude of about 7.43: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 86540: right ascension 17h 41m 6s, declination +72° 25′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 86540. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86540, HD 161897, Gaia DR3 1651469733391948288. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1651469733391948288
- HIP
- 86540
- HD
- 161897
- gaia_dr3
- 1651469733391948288
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1651469733391948288
- HD 161897
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.43