How to see it
HIP 85785 has a visual magnitude of about 8.68: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85785: right ascension 17h 31m 46s, declination +39° 58′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 85785. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85785, HD 159239, Gaia DR3 1343754671165961984. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1343754671165961984
- HIP
- 85785
- HD
- 159239
- gaia_dr3
- 1343754671165961984
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1343754671165961984
- HD 159239
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.68