How to see it
HIP 85734 has a visual magnitude of about 8.13: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85734: right ascension 17h 31m 13s, declination −17° 8′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 85734. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85734, HD 158661, Gaia DR3 4124303197080732160. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4124303197080732160
- HIP
- 85734
- HD
- 158661
- gaia_dr3
- 4124303197080732160
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4124303197080732160
- HD 158661
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.13