---
title: "HIP 84581"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-84581"
release: "DR1"
licence: "CC-BY-SA-4.0"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. HIP 84581 [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-84581"
---

# HIP 84581

HIP 84581 is an F0IV yellow-white subgiant in the constellation [Ophiuchus](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/ophiuchus), shining at apparent magnitude 11.09 (V).

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** Yellow-white subgiant
- **HOW BRIGHT (V):** 11.09 — A small telescope reaches it.
- **WHERE TO LOOK:** [Ophiuchus](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/ophiuchus) — The patch of sky it sits in, as seen from Earth.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CLASS | F0IV yellow-white subgiant |
| APPARENT MAGNITUDE (V) | 11.09 |
| CONSTELLATION | Ophiuchus |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 17h 17m 23.5s |
| DECLINATION (J2000) | −07° 52′ 35.1″ |

## Catalogue data

### WHAT KIND OF THING IT IS

What the object is in itself, rather than how it happens to look from here.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Spectral type | F0IV |

### WHERE IT IS AND HOW IT MOVES

Position, motion across the sky and the size it covers on it. These are measurements of the object as seen from here, so every one of them depends on where here is.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Proper motion (RA) | 104.16 mas/yr |
| Proper motion (Dec) | 168.46 mas/yr |

### WHERE THESE FIGURES CAME FROM

Which catalogue, paper or model each of the fields above was read from, where the source named one.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Spectral type from | SIMBAD (2006AJ....132..161G, quality C) |

## Also known as

- HIP: HIP 84581

## Source

[HYG Database v4.1](https://github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database) — CC-BY-SA-4.0

The producer asks: HYG Database v4.1, Astronexus (github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How this was made: https://spacecatalog.org/methods#source-hyg

## Cite this page

SpaceCatalog. HIP 84581 \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-84581

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_hip-84581,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{HIP 84581}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-84581},
  note         = {Catalogue entry, data release DR1 (2026-08-21). Values from HYG Database v4.1.}
}
```

HYG Database v4.1 — CC-BY-SA-4.0

Acknowledgement the producer asks for: HYG Database v4.1, Astronexus (github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

The page itself, with its pictures, the sky map and the observing tools: https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-84581