How to see it
HIP 85985 has a visual magnitude of about 8.80: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85985: right ascension 17h 34m 25s, declination −32° 30′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 85985. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85985, HD 317844, Gaia DR3 4054631788110501888. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4054631788110501888
- HIP
- 85985
- HD
- 317844
- gaia_dr3
- 4054631788110501888
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4054631788110501888
- HD 317844
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.80