How to see it
HIP 87819 has a visual magnitude of about 6.84: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87819: right ascension 17h 56m 21s, declination −21° 57′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Sagittarius constellation (IAU figure Sgr).
Catalog context
HIP 87819. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87819, HD 163296, Gaia DR3 4070355800839765248. In the SkyKeepsake Sagittarius (Sgr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4070355800839765248
- HIP
- 87819
- HD
- 163296
- gaia_dr3
- 4070355800839765248
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.84