How to see it
HIP 87794 has a visual magnitude of about 6.73: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87794: right ascension 17h 56m 4s, declination −42° 19′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Telescopium constellation (IAU figure Tel).
Catalog context
HIP 87794. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87794, HD 163025, Gaia DR3 5956686848630123648. In the SkyKeepsake Telescopium (Tel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5956686848630123648
- HIP
- 87794
- HD
- 163025
- gaia_dr3
- 5956686848630123648
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.73