How to see it
HIP 85826 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 85826: right ascension 17h 32m 15s, declination +11° 55′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 85826. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85826, HD 159082, Gaia DR3 4493602768870654336. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4493602768870654336
- HIP
- 85826
- HD
- 159082
- gaia_dr3
- 4493602768870654336
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.40