How to see it
HIP 87001 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 87001: right ascension 17h 46m 41s, declination +25° 44′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 87001. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87001, HD 161817, Gaia DR3 4582148604918575744. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4582148604918575744
- HIP
- 87001
- HD
- 161817
- gaia_dr3
- 4582148604918575744
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.92