How to see it
HIP 85606 has a visual magnitude of about 8.11: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85606: right ascension 17h 29m 37s, declination +1° 33′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 85606. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85606, HD 158509, Gaia DR3 4374946974398110208. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4374946974398110208
- HIP
- 85606
- HD
- 158509
- gaia_dr3
- 4374946974398110208
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4374946974398110208
- HD 158509
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.11