How to see it
HIP 87847 has a visual magnitude of about 5.09: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87847: right ascension 17h 56m 48s, declination −4° 4′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
HIP 87847. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87847, HD 163532, Gaia DR3 4177374600431607552. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4177374600431607552
- HIP
- 87847
- HD
- 163532
- gaia_dr3
- 4177374600431607552
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.09