How to see it
HIP 84955 has a visual magnitude of about 6.88: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 84955: right ascension 17h 21m 51s, declination +9° 44′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 84955. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 84955, HD 157258, Gaia DR3 4491457278086597120. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4491457278086597120
- HIP
- 84955
- HD
- 157258
- gaia_dr3
- 4491457278086597120
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4491457278086597120
- HD 157258
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.88