How to see it
HIP 83906 has a visual magnitude of about 6.20: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 83906: right ascension 17h 8m 54s, declination −3° 53′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 83906. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 83906, HD 154962, Gaia DR3 4365099851340249600. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4365099851340249600
- HIP
- 83906
- HD
- 154962
- gaia_dr3
- 4365099851340249600
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4365099851340249600
- HD 154962
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.20