How to see it
HIP 84846 has a visual magnitude of about 6.97: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 84846: right ascension 17h 20m 28s, declination −29° 21′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 84846. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 84846, HD 156721, Gaia DR3 4059325981292676608. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4059325981292676608
- HIP
- 84846
- HD
- 156721
- gaia_dr3
- 4059325981292676608
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4059325981292676608
- HD 156721
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.97