How to see it
HIP 85811 has a visual magnitude of about 8.31: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85811: right ascension 17h 32m 2s, declination −31° 49′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 85811. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85811, HD 158682, Gaia DR3 4054900790511899648. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4054900790511899648
- HIP
- 85811
- HD
- 158682
- gaia_dr3
- 4054900790511899648
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4054900790511899648
- HD 158682
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.31