How to see it
HIP 87523 has a visual magnitude of about 6.06: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87523: right ascension 17h 52m 53s, declination −41° 59′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Telescopium constellation (IAU figure Tel).
Catalog context
HIP 87523. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87523, HD 162396, Gaia DR3 5956907713041688960. In the SkyKeepsake Telescopium (Tel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5956907713041688960
- HIP
- 87523
- HD
- 162396
- gaia_dr3
- 5956907713041688960
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.06