How to see it
HIP 86140 has a visual magnitude of about 8.54: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 86140: right ascension 17h 36m 13s, declination −30° 32′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 86140. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86140, HD 159472, Gaia DR3 4055450855556235776. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4055450855556235776
- HIP
- 86140
- HD
- 159472
- gaia_dr3
- 4055450855556235776
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4055450855556235776
- HD 159472
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.54