How to see it
HIP 85956 has a visual magnitude of about 10.61: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85956: right ascension 17h 34m 4s, declination +37° 0′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 85956. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85956, Gaia DR3 1342433470506253056. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1342433470506253056
- HIP
- 85956
- gaia_dr3
- 1342433470506253056
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1342433470506253056
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 10.61