How to see it
HIP 87958 has a visual magnitude of about 6.56: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87958: right ascension 17h 58m 5s, declination +32° 38′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Lyra constellation (IAU figure Lyr).
Catalog context
HIP 87958. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87958, HD 164078, Gaia DR3 4603986658192566144. In the SkyKeepsake Lyra (Lyr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4603986658192566144
- HIP
- 87958
- HD
- 164078
- gaia_dr3
- 4603986658192566144
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.56