How to see it
HIP 85806 has a visual magnitude of about 6.40: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85806: right ascension 17h 31m 58s, declination +0° 2′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 85806. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85806, HD 158921, Gaia DR3 4373980645410680448. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4373980645410680448
- HIP
- 85806
- HD
- 158921
- gaia_dr3
- 4373980645410680448
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.40