How to see it
HIP 87363 has a visual magnitude of about 6.89: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87363: right ascension 17h 51m 4s, declination +8° 31′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 87363. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87363, HD 162501, Gaia DR3 4488089027297753088. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4488089027297753088
- HIP
- 87363
- HD
- 162501
- gaia_dr3
- 4488089027297753088
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4488089027297753088
- HD 162501
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.89