How to see it
HIP 87472 has a visual magnitude of about 5.53: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87472: right ascension 17h 52m 20s, declination −34° 25′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 87472. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87472, HD 162391, Gaia DR3 4041599414270468480. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4041599414270468480
- HIP
- 87472
- HD
- 162391
- gaia_dr3
- 4041599414270468480
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.53