How to see it
HIP 87877 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 87877: right ascension 17h 57m 5s, declination +45° 51′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Lyra constellation (IAU figure Lyr).
Catalog context
HIP 87877. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87877, HD 164059, Gaia DR3 1349919942100408448. In the SkyKeepsake Lyra (Lyr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1349919942100408448
- HIP
- 87877
- HD
- 164059
- gaia_dr3
- 1349919942100408448
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.72