How to see it
HIP 85666 has a visual magnitude of about 6.46: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85666: right ascension 17h 30m 23s, declination +11° 55′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 85666. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85666, HD 158716, Gaia DR3 4493790166883346432. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4493790166883346432
- HIP
- 85666
- HD
- 158716
- gaia_dr3
- 4493790166883346432
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4493790166883346432
- HD 158716
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.46