How to see it
HIP 85549 has a visual magnitude of about 6.27: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85549: right ascension 17h 29m 1s, declination −43° 58′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Telescopium constellation (IAU figure Tel).
Catalog context
HIP 85549. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85549, HD 158042, Gaia DR3 5958561447264080768. In the SkyKeepsake Telescopium (Tel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5958561447264080768
- HIP
- 85549
- HD
- 158042
- gaia_dr3
- 5958561447264080768
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.27