How to see it
HIP 87102 has a visual magnitude of about 6.93: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87102: right ascension 17h 47m 48s, declination −34° 18′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 87102. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87102, HD 161575, Gaia DR3 4041744652883812096. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4041744652883812096
- HIP
- 87102
- HD
- 161575
- gaia_dr3
- 4041744652883812096
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.93