How to see it
HIP 85263 has a visual magnitude of about 7.73: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85263: right ascension 17h 25m 21s, declination −59° 3′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).
Catalog context
HIP 85263. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85263, HD 157180, Gaia DR3 5915663038974046208. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5915663038974046208
- HIP
- 85263
- HD
- 157180
- gaia_dr3
- 5915663038974046208
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5915663038974046208
- HD 157180
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.73