How to see it
HIP 86693 has a visual magnitude of about 8.00: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 86693: right ascension 17h 42m 49s, declination −45° 16′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Telescopium constellation (IAU figure Tel).
Catalog context
HIP 86693. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86693, HD 160550, Gaia DR3 5955018099209313280. In the SkyKeepsake Telescopium (Tel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5955018099209313280
- HIP
- 86693
- HD
- 160550
- gaia_dr3
- 5955018099209313280
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5955018099209313280
- HD 160550
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.00