How to see it
HIP 84856 has a visual magnitude of about 6.38: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 84856: right ascension 17h 20m 34s, declination −19° 20′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 84856. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 84856, HD 156846, Gaia DR3 4122343906051101184. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4122343906051101184
- HIP
- 84856
- HD
- 156846
- gaia_dr3
- 4122343906051101184
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4122343906051101184
- HD 156846
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.38