How to see it
HIP 85308 has a visual magnitude of about 6.87: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85308: right ascension 17h 25m 59s, declination −49° 44′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).
Catalog context
HIP 85308. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85308, HD 157455, Gaia DR3 5949582629116687488. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5949582629116687488
- HIP
- 85308
- HD
- 157455
- gaia_dr3
- 5949582629116687488
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.87