How to see it
HIP 85493 has a visual magnitude of about 8.06: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85493: right ascension 17h 28m 18s, declination −63° 49′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).
Catalog context
HIP 85493. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85493, HD 157537, Gaia DR3 5910144005993366528. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5910144005993366528
- HIP
- 85493
- HD
- 157537
- gaia_dr3
- 5910144005993366528
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5910144005993366528
- HD 157537
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.06