How to see it
HIP 84491 has a visual magnitude of about 7.38: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 84491: right ascension 17h 16m 24s, declination −21° 51′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 84491. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 84491, HD 156079, Gaia DR3 4114986042975604224. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4114986042975604224
- HIP
- 84491
- HD
- 156079
- gaia_dr3
- 4114986042975604224
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4114986042975604224
- HD 156079
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.38