How to see it
HIP 85448 has a visual magnitude of about 6.65: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85448: right ascension 17h 27m 44s, declination −63° 15′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).
Catalog context
HIP 85448. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85448, HD 157480, Gaia DR3 5910182832498595200. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5910182832498595200
- HIP
- 85448
- HD
- 157480
- gaia_dr3
- 5910182832498595200
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.65