How to see it
HIP 87853 has a visual magnitude of about 6.65: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87853: right ascension 17h 56m 50s, declination −32° 41′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Sagittarius constellation (IAU figure Sgr).
Catalog context
HIP 87853. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87853, HD 163274, Gaia DR3 4043357258503604352. In the SkyKeepsake Sagittarius (Sgr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4043357258503604352
- HIP
- 87853
- HD
- 163274
- gaia_dr3
- 4043357258503604352
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.65