How to see it
HIP 85891 has a visual magnitude of about 7.71: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85891: right ascension 17h 33m 9s, declination +23° 55′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 85891. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85891, HD 159331, Gaia DR3 4569508550526802432. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4569508550526802432
- HIP
- 85891
- HD
- 159331
- gaia_dr3
- 4569508550526802432
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4569508550526802432
- HD 159331
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.71