How to see it
HIP 87589 has a visual magnitude of about 6.88: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87589: right ascension 17h 53m 34s, declination −27° 16′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Sagittarius constellation (IAU figure Sgr).
Catalog context
HIP 87589. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87589, HD 162719, Gaia DR3 4063703377509158656. In the SkyKeepsake Sagittarius (Sgr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4063703377509158656
- HIP
- 87589
- HD
- 162719
- gaia_dr3
- 4063703377509158656
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.88