Its story
HIP 85068 has a visual magnitude of about 5.51: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 85068: right ascension 17h 23m 7s, declination −56° 31′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).
HIP 85068. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85068, HD 156854, Gaia DR3 5922343499831475584. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
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Compose this starFactsHIP 85068
- Right ascension
- 17h 23m 07s
- Declination
- −56° 31′ 32″
- Magnitude
- 5.51
- Distance
- ≈ 340 ly
Data: gaia-dr3