How to see it
HIP 85405 has a visual magnitude of about 6.14: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85405: right ascension 17h 27m 10s, declination −15° 51′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 85405. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85405, HD 157969, Gaia DR3 4136773308218165248. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4136773308218165248
- HIP
- 85405
- HD
- 157969
- gaia_dr3
- 4136773308218165248
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4136773308218165248
- HD 157969
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.14