How to see it
HIP 86281 has a visual magnitude of about 9.23: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 86281: right ascension 17h 37m 48s, declination −17° 15′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 86281. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86281, HD 159892, Gaia DR3 4123588136565477888. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4123588136565477888
- HIP
- 86281
- HD
- 159892
- gaia_dr3
- 4123588136565477888
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4123588136565477888
- HD 159892
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.23