How to see it
HIP 87908 has a visual magnitude of about 6.87: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87908: right ascension 17h 57m 24s, declination +33° 47′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Lyra constellation (IAU figure Lyr).
Catalog context
HIP 87908. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87908, HD 163947, Gaia DR3 4604656741810135040. In the SkyKeepsake Lyra (Lyr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4604656741810135040
- HIP
- 87908
- HD
- 163947
- gaia_dr3
- 4604656741810135040
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4604656741810135040
- HD 163947
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.87