How to see it
HIP 87074 has a visual magnitude of about 5.90: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87074: right ascension 17h 47m 37s, declination −14° 43′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 87074. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87074, HD 161701, Gaia DR3 4149117770115782016. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4149117770115782016
- HIP
- 87074
- HD
- 161701
- gaia_dr3
- 4149117770115782016
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.90