How to see it
HIP 87939 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 87939: right ascension 17h 57m 51s, declination +2° 15′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
HIP 87939. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87939, HD 163792, Gaia DR3 4468890317326336256. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4468890317326336256
- HIP
- 87939
- HD
- 163792
- gaia_dr3
- 4468890317326336256
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.92