How to see it
HIP 85158 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 85158: right ascension 17h 24m 9s, declination −34° 47′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 85158. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85158, HD 157338, Gaia DR3 5975810379449715968. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5975810379449715968
- HIP
- 85158
- HD
- 157338
- gaia_dr3
- 5975810379449715968
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.78