---
title: "HIP 84889"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-84889"
release: "DR1"
licence: "CC-BY-SA-4.0"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. HIP 84889 [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-84889"
---

# HIP 84889

HIP 84889 is a G3 yellow [star](https://spacecatalog.org/stars) in the constellation [Ara](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/ara), shining at apparent magnitude 9.00 (V).

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** Yellow star
- **HOW BRIGHT (V):** 9.00 — Binoculars reach it; the naked eye does not.
- **WHERE TO LOOK:** [Ara](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/ara) — The patch of sky it sits in, as seen from Earth.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CLASS | G3 yellow star |
| APPARENT MAGNITUDE (V) | 9.00 |
| CONSTELLATION | Ara |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 17h 20m 55.0s |
| DECLINATION (J2000) | −53° 34′ 20.2″ |

## Catalogue data

### WHAT KIND OF THING IT IS

What the object is in itself, rather than how it happens to look from here.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Spectral type | G3 |

### HOW BRIGHT IT IS

What the light adds up to, measured through one filter at a time. A magnitude is a brightness on a backwards scale — the smaller the number, the brighter the object.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Colour index (B−V) | 1.044 |

### WHERE IT IS AND HOW IT MOVES

Position, motion across the sky and the size it covers on it. These are measurements of the object as seen from here, so every one of them depends on where here is.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Proper motion (RA) | −30.54 mas/yr |
| Proper motion (Dec) | −30.4 mas/yr |
| Radial velocity | 0 km/s |

## Also known as

- HIP: HIP 84889

## Source

[HYG Database v4.1](https://github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database) — CC-BY-SA-4.0

The producer asks: HYG Database v4.1, Astronexus (github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How this was made: https://spacecatalog.org/methods#source-hyg

## Cite this page

SpaceCatalog. HIP 84889 \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-84889

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_hip-84889,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{HIP 84889}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-84889},
  note         = {Catalogue entry, data release DR1 (2026-08-21). Values from HYG Database v4.1.}
}
```

HYG Database v4.1 — CC-BY-SA-4.0

Acknowledgement the producer asks for: HYG Database v4.1, Astronexus (github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

The page itself, with its pictures, the sky map and the observing tools: https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-84889