How to see it
HIP 85936 has a visual magnitude of about 8.92: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85936: right ascension 17h 33m 47s, declination −7° 55′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 85936. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85936, HD 159209, Gaia DR3 4169245773525630464. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4169245773525630464
- HIP
- 85936
- HD
- 159209
- gaia_dr3
- 4169245773525630464
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4169245773525630464
- HD 159209
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.92