How to see it
HIP 84674 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 84674: right ascension 17h 18m 39s, declination −12° 36′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 84674. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 84674, HD 156540, Gaia DR3 4141714552125277696. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4141714552125277696
- HIP
- 84674
- HD
- 156540
- gaia_dr3
- 4141714552125277696
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4141714552125277696
- HD 156540
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.29