How to see it
HIP 86906 has a visual magnitude of about 6.63: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 86906: right ascension 17h 45m 27s, declination +11° 8′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 86906. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86906, HD 161502, Gaia DR3 4489934695002084352. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4489934695002084352
- HIP
- 86906
- HD
- 161502
- gaia_dr3
- 4489934695002084352
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4489934695002084352
- HD 161502
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.63