How to see it
HIP 87798 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 87798: right ascension 17h 56m 8s, declination −35° 2′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Telescopium constellation (IAU figure Tel).
Catalog context
HIP 87798. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87798, HD 163139, Gaia DR3 4040753580588599680. In the SkyKeepsake Telescopium (Tel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4040753580588599680
- HIP
- 87798
- HD
- 163139
- gaia_dr3
- 4040753580588599680
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.72