How to see it
HIP 85884 has a visual magnitude of about 9.84: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85884: right ascension 17h 33m 5s, declination −28° 26′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 85884. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85884, HD 315883, Gaia DR3 4060378729305596416. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4060378729305596416
- HIP
- 85884
- HD
- 315883
- gaia_dr3
- 4060378729305596416
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4060378729305596416
- HD 315883
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.84