How to see it
HIP 87616 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 87616: right ascension 17h 53m 55s, declination −34° 45′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Telescopium constellation (IAU figure Tel).
Catalog context
HIP 87616. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87616, HD 162724, Gaia DR3 4040825529908227072. In the SkyKeepsake Telescopium (Tel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4040825529908227072
- HIP
- 87616
- HD
- 162724
- gaia_dr3
- 4040825529908227072
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4040825529908227072
- HD 162724
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.06