How to see it
HIP 87909 has a visual magnitude of about 6.66: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87909: right ascension 17h 57m 24s, declination +33° 24′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Lyra constellation (IAU figure Lyr).
Catalog context
HIP 87909. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87909, HD 163948, Gaia DR3 4604084583447263616. In the SkyKeepsake Lyra (Lyr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4604084583447263616
- HIP
- 87909
- HD
- 163948
- gaia_dr3
- 4604084583447263616
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.66