How to see it
HIP 85766 has a visual magnitude of about 6.73: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85766: right ascension 17h 31m 31s, declination +1° 40′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 85766. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85766, HD 158855, Gaia DR3 4376405480868250368. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4376405480868250368
- HIP
- 85766
- HD
- 158855
- gaia_dr3
- 4376405480868250368
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.73