How to see it
HIP 85662 has a visual magnitude of about 9.09: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85662: right ascension 17h 30m 22s, declination −8° 52′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 85662. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85662, HD 158559, Gaia DR3 4166913606285257216. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4166913606285257216
- HIP
- 85662
- HD
- 158559
- gaia_dr3
- 4166913606285257216
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4166913606285257216
- HD 158559
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.09