How to see it
HIP 87880 has a visual magnitude of about 5.52: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87880: right ascension 17h 57m 7s, declination −23° 56′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Sagittarius constellation (IAU figure Sgr).
Catalog context
HIP 87880. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87880, HD 163428, Gaia DR3 4069284017518384512. In the SkyKeepsake Sagittarius (Sgr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4069284017518384512
- HIP
- 87880
- HD
- 163428
- gaia_dr3
- 4069284017518384512
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.52