How to see it
HIP 84998 has a visual magnitude of about 8.70: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 84998: right ascension 17h 22m 24s, declination −44° 44′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Telescopium constellation (IAU figure Tel).
Catalog context
HIP 84998. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 84998, HD 156919, Gaia DR3 5953213731917665280. In the SkyKeepsake Telescopium (Tel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5953213731917665280
- HIP
- 84998
- HD
- 156919
- gaia_dr3
- 5953213731917665280
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5953213731917665280
- HD 156919
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.70