How to see it
HIP 87069 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 87069: right ascension 17h 47m 32s, declination +18° 53′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 87069. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87069, HD 161921, Gaia DR3 4551406947002242560. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4551406947002242560
- HIP
- 87069
- HD
- 161921
- gaia_dr3
- 4551406947002242560
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4551406947002242560
- HD 161921
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.66