How to see it
HIP 87043 has a visual magnitude of about 6.45: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87043: right ascension 17h 47m 7s, declination −59° 59′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).
Catalog context
HIP 87043. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87043, HD 161032, Gaia DR3 5911984966415047168. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5911984966415047168
- HIP
- 87043
- HD
- 161032
- gaia_dr3
- 5911984966415047168
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.45