How to see it
HIP 84478 has a visual magnitude of about 5.89: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 84478: right ascension 17h 16m 13s, declination −26° 33′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 84478. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 84478, HD 156026, Gaia DR3 4109034455276324608. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4109034455276324608
- HIP
- 84478
- HD
- 156026
- gaia_dr3
- 4109034455276324608
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.89