HIP 87706

SagittariusVisual magnitude 6.12

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).

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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

Topics

  • HIP 87706
  • Gaia DR3 4067435566661212672
  • 4067435566661212672
  • HD 162978
  • gaia_dr3
  • Sagittarius
  • Sgr
  • Sgr constellation
  • Sagittarius star
  • Gaia DR3 star
  • sky map
  • constellation
  • Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4067435566661212672