How to see it
HIP 86296 has a visual magnitude of about 9.22: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 86296: right ascension 17h 37m 59s, declination −40° 6′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Telescopium constellation (IAU figure Tel).
Catalog context
HIP 86296. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86296, HD 159706, Gaia DR3 5960750987240027136. In the SkyKeepsake Telescopium (Tel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5960750987240027136
- HIP
- 86296
- HD
- 159706
- gaia_dr3
- 5960750987240027136
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5960750987240027136
- HD 159706
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.22