How to see it
HIP 87633 has a visual magnitude of about 6.68: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87633: right ascension 17h 54m 4s, declination −1° 37′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
HIP 87633. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87633, HD 163015, Gaia DR3 4178748405851988352. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4178748405851988352
- HIP
- 87633
- HD
- 163015
- gaia_dr3
- 4178748405851988352
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.68