How to see it
HIP 86838 has a visual magnitude of about 8.67: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 86838: right ascension 17h 44m 37s, declination −8° 46′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 86838. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86838, Gaia DR3 4165194966534779392. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4165194966534779392
- HIP
- 86838
- gaia_dr3
- 4165194966534779392
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4165194966534779392
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.67