How to see it
HIP 84611 has a visual magnitude of about 8.83: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 84611: right ascension 17h 17m 43s, declination −30° 46′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 84611. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 84611, HD 156229, Gaia DR3 5980497975571537920. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5980497975571537920
- HIP
- 84611
- HD
- 156229
- gaia_dr3
- 5980497975571537920
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5980497975571537920
- HD 156229
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.83