How to see it
HIP 85236 has a visual magnitude of about 7.97: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85236: right ascension 17h 25m 2s, declination −9° 12′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 85236. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85236, HD 157687, Gaia DR3 4167589835996386816. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4167589835996386816
- HIP
- 85236
- HD
- 157687
- gaia_dr3
- 4167589835996386816
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4167589835996386816
- HD 157687
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.97