How to see it
HIP 85531 has a visual magnitude of about 7.75: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85531: right ascension 17h 28m 46s, declination −30° 55′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 85531. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85531, HD 158123, Gaia DR3 4058020375551124480. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4058020375551124480
- HIP
- 85531
- HD
- 158123
- gaia_dr3
- 4058020375551124480
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4058020375551124480
- HD 158123
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.75