How to see it
HIP 85520 has a visual magnitude of about 5.63: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85520: right ascension 17h 28m 39s, declination −55° 10′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).
Catalog context
HIP 85520. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85520, HD 157819, Gaia DR3 5922842197069679488. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5922842197069679488
- HIP
- 85520
- HD
- 157819
- gaia_dr3
- 5922842197069679488
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.63