How to see it
HIP 87495 has a visual magnitude of about 5.64: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87495: right ascension 17h 52m 39s, declination −6° 8′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
HIP 87495. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87495, HD 162714, Gaia DR3 4175017625462647168. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4175017625462647168
- HIP
- 87495
- HD
- 162714
- gaia_dr3
- 4175017625462647168
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.64