How to see it
HIP 86121 has a visual magnitude of about 9.68: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 86121: right ascension 17h 36m 3s, declination −51° 44′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).
Catalog context
HIP 86121. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86121, HD 159179, Gaia DR3 5922161771174431744. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5922161771174431744
- HIP
- 86121
- HD
- 159179
- gaia_dr3
- 5922161771174431744
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5922161771174431744
- HD 159179
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.68