How to see it
HIP 85659 has a visual magnitude of about 8.51: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85659: right ascension 17h 30m 20s, declination −63° 51′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).
Catalog context
HIP 85659. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85659, HD 157875, Gaia DR3 5909976639706952704. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5909976639706952704
- HIP
- 85659
- HD
- 157875
- gaia_dr3
- 5909976639706952704
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5909976639706952704
- HD 157875
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.51