How to see it
HIP 85955 has a visual magnitude of about 7.90: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85955: right ascension 17h 34m 3s, declination +66° 33′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Draco constellation (IAU figure Dra).
Catalog context
HIP 85955. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85955, HD 160289, Gaia DR3 1633882563869647360. In the SkyKeepsake Draco (Dra) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1633882563869647360
- HIP
- 85955
- HD
- 160289
- gaia_dr3
- 1633882563869647360
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1633882563869647360
- HD 160289
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.90