How to see it
HIP 87656 has a visual magnitude of about 6.86: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87656: right ascension 17h 54m 14s, declination −34° 43′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Telescopium constellation (IAU figure Tel).
Catalog context
HIP 87656. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87656, HD 162780, Gaia DR3 4040826526340512128. In the SkyKeepsake Telescopium (Tel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4040826526340512128
- HIP
- 87656
- HD
- 162780
- gaia_dr3
- 4040826526340512128
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.86