How to see it
HIP 86802 has a visual magnitude of about 7.68: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 86802: right ascension 17h 44m 15s, declination −34° 46′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 86802. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86802, HD 160940, Gaia DR3 4041343846607524352. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4041343846607524352
- HIP
- 86802
- HD
- 160940
- gaia_dr3
- 4041343846607524352
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4041343846607524352
- HD 160940
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.68