How to see it
HIP 87428 has a visual magnitude of about 5.99: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87428: right ascension 17h 51m 59s, declination −1° 14′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
HIP 87428. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87428, HD 162596, Gaia DR3 4370941487897576320. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4370941487897576320
- HIP
- 87428
- HD
- 162596
- gaia_dr3
- 4370941487897576320
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.99