How to see it
HIP 85954 has a visual magnitude of about 7.29: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85954: right ascension 17h 34m 2s, declination −23° 1′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 85954. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85954, HD 159160, Gaia DR3 4116696539523424256. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4116696539523424256
- HIP
- 85954
- HD
- 159160
- gaia_dr3
- 4116696539523424256
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4116696539523424256
- HD 159160
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.29