How to see it
HIP 87789 has a visual magnitude of about 6.90: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87789: right ascension 17h 55m 59s, declination −48° 56′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Telescopium constellation (IAU figure Tel).
Catalog context
HIP 87789. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87789, HD 162913, Gaia DR3 5947647591710370688. In the SkyKeepsake Telescopium (Tel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5947647591710370688
- HIP
- 87789
- HD
- 162913
- gaia_dr3
- 5947647591710370688
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.90