How to see it
HIP 85278 has a visual magnitude of about 6.78: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85278: right ascension 17h 25m 30s, declination −29° 40′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 85278. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85278, HD 157611, Gaia DR3 4059451841000300544. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4059451841000300544
- HIP
- 85278
- HD
- 157611
- gaia_dr3
- 4059451841000300544
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4059451841000300544
- HD 157611
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.78