How to see it
HIP 85691 has a visual magnitude of about 9.85: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85691: right ascension 17h 30m 43s, declination −13° 20′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 85691. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85691, HD 158578, Gaia DR3 4138425255708331008. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4138425255708331008
- HIP
- 85691
- HD
- 158578
- gaia_dr3
- 4138425255708331008
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4138425255708331008
- HD 158578
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.85