How to see it
HIP 85968 has a visual magnitude of about 6.30: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85968: right ascension 17h 34m 12s, declination −48° 28′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).
Catalog context
HIP 85968. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85968, HD 158890, Gaia DR3 5946992179718294400. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5946992179718294400
- HIP
- 85968
- HD
- 158890
- gaia_dr3
- 5946992179718294400
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.30