How to see it
HIP 85844 has a visual magnitude of about 7.68: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85844: right ascension 17h 32m 33s, declination +52° 5′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Draco constellation (IAU figure Dra).
Catalog context
HIP 85844. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85844, HD 159542, Gaia DR3 1416476335866778368. In the SkyKeepsake Draco (Dra) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1416476335866778368
- HIP
- 85844
- HD
- 159542
- gaia_dr3
- 1416476335866778368
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1416476335866778368
- HD 159542
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.68