How to see it
HIP 86438 has a visual magnitude of about 8.21: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 86438: right ascension 17h 39m 41s, declination +64° 32′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Draco constellation (IAU figure Dra).
Catalog context
HIP 86438. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86438, HD 161237, Gaia DR3 1440892640829288960. In the SkyKeepsake Draco (Dra) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1440892640829288960
- HIP
- 86438
- HD
- 161237
- gaia_dr3
- 1440892640829288960
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1440892640829288960
- HD 161237
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.21