How to see it
HIP 84996 has a visual magnitude of about 7.44: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 84996: right ascension 17h 22m 22s, declination −26° 12′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 84996. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 84996, HD 157094, Gaia DR3 4109840259878898176. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4109840259878898176
- HIP
- 84996
- HD
- 157094
- gaia_dr3
- 4109840259878898176
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4109840259878898176
- HD 157094
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.44