How to see it
HIP 85860 has a visual magnitude of about 9.22: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85860: right ascension 17h 32m 44s, declination −15° 56′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 85860. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85860, HD 158960, Gaia DR3 4124715483934234624. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4124715483934234624
- HIP
- 85860
- HD
- 158960
- gaia_dr3
- 4124715483934234624
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4124715483934234624
- HD 158960
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.22