Its story
HIP 86969 has a visual magnitude of about 5.98: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 86969: right ascension 17h 46m 25s, declination +1° 2′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
HIP 86969. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86969, HD 161587, Gaia DR3 4372743213795720704. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
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Compose this starFactsHIP 86969
- Right ascension
- 17h 46m 25s
- Declination
- +1° 02′ 40″
- Magnitude
- 5.98
- Distance
- ≈ 1,204 ly
Data: gaia-dr3