How to see it
HIP 87365 has a visual magnitude of about 6.28: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87365: right ascension 17h 51m 5s, declination +5° 13′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 87365. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87365, HD 162486, Gaia DR3 4473056504320736768. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4473056504320736768
- HIP
- 87365
- HD
- 162486
- gaia_dr3
- 4473056504320736768
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4473056504320736768
- HD 162486
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.28