How to see it
HIP 86505 has a visual magnitude of about 7.87: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 86505: right ascension 17h 40m 41s, declination −62° 9′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).
Catalog context
HIP 86505. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86505, HD 159774, Gaia DR3 5910589926677668864. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5910589926677668864
- HIP
- 86505
- HD
- 159774
- gaia_dr3
- 5910589926677668864
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5910589926677668864
- HD 159774
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.87