How to see it
HIP 87866 has a visual magnitude of about 6.26: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87866: right ascension 17h 56m 56s, declination +6° 29′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
HIP 87866. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87866, HD 163641, Gaia DR3 4474747621924408320. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4474747621924408320
- HIP
- 87866
- HD
- 163641
- gaia_dr3
- 4474747621924408320
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4474747621924408320
- HD 163641
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.26