How to see it
HIP 87273 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 87273: right ascension 17h 49m 57s, declination −24° 12′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 87273. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87273, HD 162030, Gaia DR3 4068476013986577152. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4068476013986577152
- HIP
- 87273
- HD
- 162030
- gaia_dr3
- 4068476013986577152
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.72