How to see it
HIP 87271 has a visual magnitude of about 6.52: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87271: right ascension 17h 49m 57s, declination +20° 52′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 87271. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87271, HD 162385, Gaia DR3 4552818719932262912. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4552818719932262912
- HIP
- 87271
- HD
- 162385
- gaia_dr3
- 4552818719932262912
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4552818719932262912
- HD 162385
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.52