How to see it
HIP 85951 has a visual magnitude of about 8.09: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85951: right ascension 17h 33m 59s, declination +29° 5′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 85951. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85951, HD 159502, Gaia DR3 4595773443771923968. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4595773443771923968
- HIP
- 85951
- HD
- 159502
- gaia_dr3
- 4595773443771923968
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4595773443771923968
- HD 159502
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.09