How to see it
HIP 84791 has a visual magnitude of about 8.87: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 84791: right ascension 17h 19m 53s, declination −16° 15′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 84791. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 84791, HD 156716, Gaia DR3 4135376657885014528. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4135376657885014528
- HIP
- 84791
- HD
- 156716
- gaia_dr3
- 4135376657885014528
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4135376657885014528
- HD 156716
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.87