How to see it
HIP 85948 has a visual magnitude of about 6.73: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85948: right ascension 17h 33m 59s, declination −61° 31′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).
Catalog context
HIP 85948. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85948, HD 158551, Gaia DR3 5910684519039155456. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5910684519039155456
- HIP
- 85948
- HD
- 158551
- gaia_dr3
- 5910684519039155456
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.73