How to see it
HIP 87698 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 87698: right ascension 17h 54m 48s, declination −34° 32′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Telescopium constellation (IAU figure Tel).
Catalog context
HIP 87698. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87698, HD 162888, Gaia DR3 4040834635242511616. In the SkyKeepsake Telescopium (Tel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4040834635242511616
- HIP
- 87698
- HD
- 162888
- gaia_dr3
- 4040834635242511616
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.92