How to see it
HIP 84973 has a visual magnitude of about 8.62: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 84973: right ascension 17h 22m 2s, declination +56° 37′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Draco constellation (IAU figure Dra).
Catalog context
HIP 84973. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 84973, HD 157787, Gaia DR3 1420829955235900928. In the SkyKeepsake Draco (Dra) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1420829955235900928
- HIP
- 84973
- HD
- 157787
- gaia_dr3
- 1420829955235900928
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1420829955235900928
- HD 157787
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.62