How to see it
HIP 85982 has a visual magnitude of about 7.42: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85982: right ascension 17h 34m 23s, declination +6° 31′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 85982. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85982, HD 159413, Gaia DR3 4486757346915956224. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4486757346915956224
- HIP
- 85982
- HD
- 159413
- gaia_dr3
- 4486757346915956224
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4486757346915956224
- HD 159413
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.42