How to see it
HIP 85499 has a visual magnitude of about 6.68: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85499: right ascension 17h 28m 22s, declination −53° 29′ 60″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).
Catalog context
HIP 85499. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85499, HD 157799, Gaia DR3 5924548016332852224. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5924548016332852224
- HIP
- 85499
- HD
- 157799
- gaia_dr3
- 5924548016332852224
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5924548016332852224
- HD 157799
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.68