How to see it
HIP 85173 has a visual magnitude of about 8.93: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85173: right ascension 17h 24m 22s, declination −61° 38′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).
Catalog context
HIP 85173. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85173, HD 156943, Gaia DR3 5910817216348749824. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5910817216348749824
- HIP
- 85173
- HD
- 156943
- gaia_dr3
- 5910817216348749824
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5910817216348749824
- HD 156943
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.93