How to see it
HIP 86246 has a visual magnitude of about 5.88: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 86246: right ascension 17h 37m 27s, declination −38° 3′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 86246. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86246, HD 159633, Gaia DR3 5962236255626899456. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5962236255626899456
- HIP
- 86246
- HD
- 159633
- gaia_dr3
- 5962236255626899456
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5962236255626899456
- HD 159633
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.88