How to see it
HIP 85720 has a visual magnitude of about 10.20: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85720: right ascension 17h 30m 59s, declination −11° 11′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 85720. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85720, HD 158659, Gaia DR3 4162998722117660672. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4162998722117660672
- HIP
- 85720
- HD
- 158659
- gaia_dr3
- 4162998722117660672
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4162998722117660672
- HD 158659
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 10.20