How to see it
HIP 85661 has a visual magnitude of about 6.67: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85661: right ascension 17h 30m 20s, declination −4° 22′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 85661. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85661, HD 158576, Gaia DR3 4362793767434602752. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4362793767434602752
- HIP
- 85661
- HD
- 158576
- gaia_dr3
- 4362793767434602752
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.67