How to see it
HIP 87264 has a visual magnitude of about 6.39: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87264: right ascension 17h 49m 53s, declination −61° 42′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).
Catalog context
HIP 87264. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87264, HD 161475, Gaia DR3 5911400713423439360. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5911400713423439360
- HIP
- 87264
- HD
- 161475
- gaia_dr3
- 5911400713423439360
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.39