How to see it
HIP 86956 has a visual magnitude of about 8.45: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 86956: right ascension 17h 46m 9s, declination −44° 36′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Telescopium constellation (IAU figure Tel).
Catalog context
HIP 86956. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86956, HD 161157, Gaia DR3 5955468589737728000. In the SkyKeepsake Telescopium (Tel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5955468589737728000
- HIP
- 86956
- HD
- 161157
- gaia_dr3
- 5955468589737728000
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5955468589737728000
- HD 161157
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.45