How to see it
HIP 85221 has a visual magnitude of about 7.75: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85221: right ascension 17h 24m 50s, declination +80° 51′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 85221. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85221, Gaia DR3 1709799168842343936. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1709799168842343936
- HIP
- 85221
- gaia_dr3
- 1709799168842343936
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1709799168842343936
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.75