How to see it
HIP 87606 has a visual magnitude of about 6.82: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87606: right ascension 17h 53m 47s, declination −19° 53′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
HIP 87606. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87606, HD 162836, Gaia DR3 4119228577360867328. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4119228577360867328
- HIP
- 87606
- HD
- 162836
- gaia_dr3
- 4119228577360867328
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4119228577360867328
- HD 162836
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.82