How to see it
HIP 87782 has a visual magnitude of about 6.47: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87782: right ascension 17h 55m 55s, declination −18° 48′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
HIP 87782. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87782, HD 163245, Gaia DR3 4119588770476941312. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4119588770476941312
- HIP
- 87782
- HD
- 163245
- gaia_dr3
- 4119588770476941312
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4119588770476941312
- HD 163245
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.47