How to see it
HIP 86581 has a visual magnitude of about 8.43: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 86581: right ascension 17h 41m 38s, declination +4° 10′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 86581. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86581, HD 160783, Gaia DR3 4473291181333195776. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4473291181333195776
- HIP
- 86581
- HD
- 160783
- gaia_dr3
- 4473291181333195776
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4473291181333195776
- HD 160783
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.43