How to see it
HIP 87427 has a visual magnitude of about 6.92: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87427: right ascension 17h 51m 58s, declination +15° 19′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 87427. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87427, HD 162734, Gaia DR3 4500935854303885952. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4500935854303885952
- HIP
- 87427
- HD
- 162734
- gaia_dr3
- 4500935854303885952
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.92