How to see it
HIP 85223 has a visual magnitude of about 6.72: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85223: right ascension 17h 24m 52s, declination −46° 12′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).
Catalog context
HIP 85223. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85223, HD 157317, Gaia DR3 5951908302386701824. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5951908302386701824
- HIP
- 85223
- HD
- 157317
- gaia_dr3
- 5951908302386701824
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.72