How to see it
HIP 82868 has a visual magnitude of about 6.21: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 82868: right ascension 16h 56m 9s, declination −50° 40′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).
Catalog context
HIP 82868. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 82868, HD 152478, Gaia DR3 5936759471698278272. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5936759471698278272
- HIP
- 82868
- HD
- 152478
- gaia_dr3
- 5936759471698278272
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.21