How to see it
HIP 85470 has a visual magnitude of about 5.38: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85470: right ascension 17h 27m 58s, declination −52° 17′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).
Catalog context
HIP 85470. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85470, HD 157753, Gaia DR3 5925120866207447680. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5925120866207447680
- HIP
- 85470
- HD
- 157753
- gaia_dr3
- 5925120866207447680
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.38