How to see it
HIP 86274 has a visual magnitude of about 8.45: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 86274: right ascension 17h 37m 42s, declination −21° 15′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 86274. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86274, HD 159842, Gaia DR3 4118087005015890944. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4118087005015890944
- HIP
- 86274
- HD
- 159842
- gaia_dr3
- 4118087005015890944
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4118087005015890944
- HD 159842
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.45