How to see it
HIP 87886 has a visual magnitude of about 6.72: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87886: right ascension 17h 57m 10s, declination −41° 58′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Telescopium constellation (IAU figure Tel).
Catalog context
HIP 87886. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87886, HD 163254, Gaia DR3 5956793501265279360. In the SkyKeepsake Telescopium (Tel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5956793501265279360
- HIP
- 87886
- HD
- 163254
- gaia_dr3
- 5956793501265279360
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.72