How to see it
HIP 86879 has a visual magnitude of about 9.26: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 86879: right ascension 17h 45m 2s, declination +37° 40′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 86879. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86879, Gaia DR3 1342673198401220608. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1342673198401220608
- HIP
- 86879
- gaia_dr3
- 1342673198401220608
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1342673198401220608
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.26