How to see it
HIP 86850 has a visual magnitude of about 6.70: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 86850: right ascension 17h 44m 44s, declination −46° 2′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Telescopium constellation (IAU figure Tel).
Catalog context
HIP 86850. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86850, HD 160917, Gaia DR3 5954910415784239616. In the SkyKeepsake Telescopium (Tel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5954910415784239616
- HIP
- 86850
- HD
- 160917
- gaia_dr3
- 5954910415784239616
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.70