How to see it
HIP 85898 has a visual magnitude of about 8.77: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85898: right ascension 17h 33m 12s, declination −50° 33′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).
Catalog context
HIP 85898. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85898, HD 158669, Gaia DR3 5946299109428940800. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5946299109428940800
- HIP
- 85898
- HD
- 158669
- gaia_dr3
- 5946299109428940800
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5946299109428940800
- HD 158669
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.77