How to see it
HIP 85042 has a visual magnitude of about 6.12: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85042: right ascension 17h 22m 51s, declination −2° 23′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 85042. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85042, HD 157347, Gaia DR3 4367026303085396352. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4367026303085396352
- HIP
- 85042
- HD
- 157347
- gaia_dr3
- 4367026303085396352
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.12