How to see it
HIP 85873 has a visual magnitude of about 8.11: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85873: right ascension 17h 32m 53s, declination +21° 52′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 85873. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85873, Gaia DR3 4556734149556095488. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4556734149556095488
- HIP
- 85873
- gaia_dr3
- 4556734149556095488
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4556734149556095488
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.11