How to see it
HIP 85409 has a visual magnitude of about 5.86: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85409: right ascension 17h 27m 12s, declination −50° 37′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).
Catalog context
HIP 85409. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85409, HD 157662, Gaia DR3 5925324207146772864. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5925324207146772864
- HIP
- 85409
- HD
- 157662
- gaia_dr3
- 5925324207146772864
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.86