How to see it
HIP 84676 has a visual magnitude of about 7.87: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 84676: right ascension 17h 18m 39s, declination −1° 30′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 84676. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 84676, HD 156617, Gaia DR3 4368081593729399808. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4368081593729399808
- HIP
- 84676
- HD
- 156617
- gaia_dr3
- 4368081593729399808
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4368081593729399808
- HD 156617
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.87