How to see it
HIP 85259 has a visual magnitude of about 6.08: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85259: right ascension 17h 25m 19s, declination +8° 55′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 85259. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85259, HD 157823, Gaia DR3 4490591687557602944. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4490591687557602944
- HIP
- 85259
- HD
- 157823
- gaia_dr3
- 4490591687557602944
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.08