How to see it
HIP 85883 has a visual magnitude of about 8.48: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85883: right ascension 17h 33m 4s, declination +31° 58′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 85883. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85883, HD 159368, Gaia DR3 4601595804516581888. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4601595804516581888
- HIP
- 85883
- HD
- 159368
- gaia_dr3
- 4601595804516581888
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4601595804516581888
- HD 159368
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.48