How to see it
HIP 85917 has a visual magnitude of about 9.02: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85917: right ascension 17h 33m 27s, declination −3° 26′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 85917. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85917, HD 159188, Gaia DR3 4368873482622677504. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4368873482622677504
- HIP
- 85917
- HD
- 159188
- gaia_dr3
- 4368873482622677504
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4368873482622677504
- HD 159188
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.02