How to see it
87 Vir has a visual magnitude of about 4.57: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 87 Vir: right ascension 13h 47m 25s, declination −17° 51′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Virgo constellation (IAU figure Vir).
Catalog context
87 Vir. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 67288, HD 120052, Gaia DR3 6294922115917311872. In the SkyKeepsake Virgo (Vir) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6294922115917311872
- HIP
- 67288
- HD
- 120052
- gaia_dr3
- 6294922115917311872
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 87 Vir
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.57