How to see it
HIP 86279 has a visual magnitude of about 9.92: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 86279: right ascension 17h 37m 47s, declination −14° 7′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 86279. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86279, HD 159930, Gaia DR3 4161341281384914944. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4161341281384914944
- HIP
- 86279
- HD
- 159930
- gaia_dr3
- 4161341281384914944
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4161341281384914944
- HD 159930
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.92