How to see it
HIP 84956 has a visual magnitude of about 8.78: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 84956: right ascension 17h 21m 51s, declination −49° 17′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).
Catalog context
HIP 84956. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 84956, HD 156746, Gaia DR3 5949668597189439488. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5949668597189439488
- HIP
- 84956
- HD
- 156746
- gaia_dr3
- 5949668597189439488
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5949668597189439488
- HD 156746
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.78