How to see it
HIP 86699 has a visual magnitude of about 8.46: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 86699: right ascension 17h 42m 52s, declination +0° 38′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 86699. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86699, HD 160969, Gaia DR3 4372374808679921664. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4372374808679921664
- HIP
- 86699
- HD
- 160969
- gaia_dr3
- 4372374808679921664
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4372374808679921664
- HD 160969
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.46