How to see it
HIP 87706 has a visual magnitude of about 6.12: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87706: right ascension 17h 54m 54s, declination −24° 53′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Sagittarius constellation (IAU figure Sgr).
Catalog context
HIP 87706. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87706, HD 162978, Gaia DR3 4067435566661212672. In the SkyKeepsake Sagittarius (Sgr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4067435566661212672
- HIP
- 87706
- HD
- 162978
- gaia_dr3
- 4067435566661212672
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4067435566661212672
- HD 162978
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.12