How to see it
HIP 87840 has a visual magnitude of about 6.91: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87840: right ascension 17h 56m 43s, declination +44° 59′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Lyra constellation (IAU figure Lyr).
Catalog context
HIP 87840. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87840, HD 163966, Gaia DR3 1349613964334055168. In the SkyKeepsake Lyra (Lyr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1349613964334055168
- HIP
- 87840
- HD
- 163966
- gaia_dr3
- 1349613964334055168
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1349613964334055168
- HD 163966
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.91