How to see it
HIP 87474 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 87474: right ascension 17h 52m 21s, declination +6° 46′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
HIP 87474. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87474, HD 162753, Gaia DR3 4475742606927742976. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4475742606927742976
- HIP
- 87474
- HD
- 162753
- gaia_dr3
- 4475742606927742976
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4475742606927742976
- HD 162753
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.39