How to see it
HIP 89840 has a visual magnitude of about 6.55: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 89840: right ascension 18h 20m 2s, declination −48° 45′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Telescopium constellation (IAU figure Tel).
Catalog context
HIP 89840. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 89840, HD 167956, Gaia DR3 6706568484702446720. In the SkyKeepsake Telescopium (Tel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6706568484702446720
- HIP
- 89840
- HD
- 167956
- gaia_dr3
- 6706568484702446720
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.55