How to see it
HIP 86237 has a visual magnitude of about 8.40: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 86237: right ascension 17h 37m 23s, declination −51° 10′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).
Catalog context
HIP 86237. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86237, HD 159425, Gaia DR3 5946221112819185664. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5946221112819185664
- HIP
- 86237
- HD
- 159425
- gaia_dr3
- 5946221112819185664
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5946221112819185664
- HD 159425
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.40