How to see it
HIP 84858 has a visual magnitude of about 8.26: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 84858: right ascension 17h 20m 37s, declination +87° 22′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 84858. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 84858, HD 166179, Gaia DR3 1727958324929254400. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1727958324929254400
- HIP
- 84858
- HD
- 166179
- gaia_dr3
- 1727958324929254400
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1727958324929254400
- HD 166179
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.26