How to see it
HIP 84866 has a visual magnitude of about 9.25: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 84866: right ascension 17h 20m 43s, declination −7° 6′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 84866. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 84866, HD 156952, Gaia DR3 4360470430645686272. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4360470430645686272
- HIP
- 84866
- HD
- 156952
- gaia_dr3
- 4360470430645686272
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4360470430645686272
- HD 156952
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.25