How to see it
HIP 85895 has a visual magnitude of about 6.89: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85895: right ascension 17h 33m 11s, declination −58° 33′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).
Catalog context
HIP 85895. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85895, HD 158503, Gaia DR3 5913099596334623744. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5913099596334623744
- HIP
- 85895
- HD
- 158503
- gaia_dr3
- 5913099596334623744
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5913099596334623744
- HD 158503
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.89