How to see it
HIP 87722 has a visual magnitude of about 6.02: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87722: right ascension 17h 55m 8s, declination −36° 28′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Telescopium constellation (IAU figure Tel).
Catalog context
HIP 87722. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87722, HD 162926, Gaia DR3 4040346452052736640. In the SkyKeepsake Telescopium (Tel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4040346452052736640
- HIP
- 87722
- HD
- 162926
- gaia_dr3
- 4040346452052736640
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.02