How to see it
HIP 87555 has a visual magnitude of about 6.31: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87555: right ascension 17h 53m 12s, declination −32° 1′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 87555. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87555, HD 162585, Gaia DR3 4043614372419098880. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4043614372419098880
- HIP
- 87555
- HD
- 162585
- gaia_dr3
- 4043614372419098880
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.31