How to see it
HIP 85142 has a visual magnitude of about 8.30: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85142: right ascension 17h 23m 58s, declination −55° 34′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).
Catalog context
HIP 85142. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85142, HD 157022, Gaia DR3 5922493067770418176. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5922493067770418176
- HIP
- 85142
- HD
- 157022
- gaia_dr3
- 5922493067770418176
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5922493067770418176
- HD 157022
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.30