How to see it
HIP 89558 has a visual magnitude of about 6.93: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 89558: right ascension 18h 16m 29s, declination −57° 26′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).
Catalog context
HIP 89558. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 89558, HD 166972, Gaia DR3 6648250181802161792. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6648250181802161792
- HIP
- 89558
- HD
- 166972
- gaia_dr3
- 6648250181802161792
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.93