How to see it
HIP 85947 has a visual magnitude of about 7.99: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85947: right ascension 17h 33m 57s, declination +75° 13′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 85947. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85947, Gaia DR3 1655970481160135424. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1655970481160135424
- HIP
- 85947
- gaia_dr3
- 1655970481160135424
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1655970481160135424
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.99