How to see it
HIP 86698 has a visual magnitude of about 4.92: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 86698: right ascension 17h 42m 51s, declination −36° 56′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 86698. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86698, HD 160668, Gaia DR3 4040860954806699264. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4040860954806699264
- HIP
- 86698
- HD
- 160668
- gaia_dr3
- 4040860954806699264
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.92