How to see it
HIP 84551 has a visual magnitude of about 5.40: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 84551: right ascension 17h 17m 4s, declination −32° 39′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 84551. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 84551, HD 156098, Gaia DR3 5979460655025099776. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5979460655025099776
- HIP
- 84551
- HD
- 156098
- gaia_dr3
- 5979460655025099776
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5979460655025099776
- HD 156098
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.40