How to see it
HIP 87944 has a visual magnitude of about 6.83: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87944: right ascension 17h 57m 57s, declination +43° 25′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Lyra constellation (IAU figure Lyr).
Catalog context
HIP 87944. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87944, HD 164212, Gaia DR3 1346210533465986688. In the SkyKeepsake Lyra (Lyr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1346210533465986688
- HIP
- 87944
- HD
- 164212
- gaia_dr3
- 1346210533465986688
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.83