How to see it
HIP 87671 has a visual magnitude of about 6.08: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87671: right ascension 17h 54m 27s, declination −34° 28′ 0″ (J2000), in the region of the Telescopium constellation (IAU figure Tel).
Catalog context
HIP 87671. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87671, HD 162817, Gaia DR3 4040847760668408832. In the SkyKeepsake Telescopium (Tel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4040847760668408832
- HIP
- 87671
- HD
- 162817
- gaia_dr3
- 4040847760668408832
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4040847760668408832
- HD 162817
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.08