How to see it
HIP 84556 has a visual magnitude of about 6.38: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 84556: right ascension 17h 17m 6s, declination −44° 46′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).
Catalog context
HIP 84556. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 84556, HD 155985, Gaia DR3 5953060350029197440. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5953060350029197440
- HIP
- 84556
- HD
- 155985
- gaia_dr3
- 5953060350029197440
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.38