How to see it
HIP 87099 has a visual magnitude of about 5.60: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87099: right ascension 17h 47m 46s, declination −22° 28′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 87099. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87099, HD 161664, Gaia DR3 4068962272975917440. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4068962272975917440
- HIP
- 87099
- HD
- 161664
- gaia_dr3
- 4068962272975917440
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.60