How to see it
HIP 87430 has a visual magnitude of about 5.87: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87430: right ascension 17h 52m 0s, declination +4° 29′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
HIP 87430. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87430, HD 162648, Gaia DR3 4472932981060260480. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4472932981060260480
- HIP
- 87430
- HD
- 162648
- gaia_dr3
- 4472932981060260480
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.87