How to see it
HIP 85143 has a visual magnitude of about 6.79: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85143: right ascension 17h 23m 58s, declination +8° 36′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 85143. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85143, HD 157618, Gaia DR3 4490485859563511040. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4490485859563511040
- HIP
- 85143
- HD
- 157618
- gaia_dr3
- 4490485859563511040
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.79