How to see it
HIP 85224 has a visual magnitude of about 8.37: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85224: right ascension 17h 24m 52s, declination −18° 51′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 85224. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85224, HD 157587, Gaia DR3 4122561575010929152. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4122561575010929152
- HIP
- 85224
- HD
- 157587
- gaia_dr3
- 4122561575010929152
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4122561575010929152
- HD 157587
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.37