How to see it
HIP 86903 has a visual magnitude of about 8.47: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 86903: right ascension 17h 45m 25s, declination −37° 29′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Telescopium constellation (IAU figure Tel).
Catalog context
HIP 86903. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86903, HD 161121, Gaia DR3 4040032129164431872. In the SkyKeepsake Telescopium (Tel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4040032129164431872
- HIP
- 86903
- HD
- 161121
- gaia_dr3
- 4040032129164431872
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4040032129164431872
- HD 161121
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.47