How to see it
HIP 85171 has a visual magnitude of about 7.59: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85171: right ascension 17h 24m 20s, declination −29° 52′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 85171. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85171, HD 157416, Gaia DR3 4059076220369749504. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4059076220369749504
- HIP
- 85171
- HD
- 157416
- gaia_dr3
- 4059076220369749504
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4059076220369749504
- HD 157416
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.59