How to see it
HIP 85309 has a visual magnitude of about 8.19: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85309: right ascension 17h 25m 59s, declination +77° 6′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 85309. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85309, HD 159606, Gaia DR3 1705185892929494016. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1705185892929494016
- HIP
- 85309
- HD
- 159606
- gaia_dr3
- 1705185892929494016
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1705185892929494016
- HD 159606
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.19