How to see it
HIP 86921 has a visual magnitude of about 7.97: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 86921: right ascension 17h 45m 39s, declination −50° 46′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).
Catalog context
HIP 86921. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86921, HD 160996, Gaia DR3 5946476921073021952. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5946476921073021952
- HIP
- 86921
- HD
- 160996
- gaia_dr3
- 5946476921073021952
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5946476921073021952
- HD 160996
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.97