How to see it
HIP 87223 has a visual magnitude of about 6.57: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87223: right ascension 17h 49m 17s, declination −30° 35′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 87223. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87223, HD 161852, Gaia DR3 4055974566725293184. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4055974566725293184
- HIP
- 87223
- HD
- 161852
- gaia_dr3
- 4055974566725293184
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.57