How to see it
HIP 85879 has a visual magnitude of about 9.58: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85879: right ascension 17h 33m 2s, declination +38° 31′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 85879. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85879, Gaia DR3 1343415884145629696. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1343415884145629696
- HIP
- 85879
- gaia_dr3
- 1343415884145629696
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1343415884145629696
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.58