How to see it
HIP 86884 has a visual magnitude of about 8.34: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 86884: right ascension 17h 45m 8s, declination −9° 48′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 86884. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86884, HD 161306, Gaia DR3 4164870026493734400. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4164870026493734400
- HIP
- 86884
- HD
- 161306
- gaia_dr3
- 4164870026493734400
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4164870026493734400
- HD 161306
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.34