How to see it
HIP 86993 has a visual magnitude of about 7.72: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 86993: right ascension 17h 46m 36s, declination +6° 7′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 86993. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86993, HD 161660, Gaia DR3 4474106297406021632. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4474106297406021632
- HIP
- 86993
- HD
- 161660
- gaia_dr3
- 4474106297406021632
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4474106297406021632
- HD 161660
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.72