How to see it
HIP 85841 has a visual magnitude of about 7.79: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85841: right ascension 17h 32m 27s, declination +35° 46′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 85841. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85841, HD 159303, Gaia DR3 1336116844924225536. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1336116844924225536
- HIP
- 85841
- HD
- 159303
- gaia_dr3
- 1336116844924225536
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1336116844924225536
- HD 159303
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.79