How to see it
HIP 86052 has a visual magnitude of about 7.99: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 86052: right ascension 17h 35m 10s, declination −28° 12′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 86052. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86052, HD 159309, Gaia DR3 4060398898478574592. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4060398898478574592
- HIP
- 86052
- HD
- 159309
- gaia_dr3
- 4060398898478574592
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4060398898478574592
- HD 159309
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.99