How to see it
HIP 87023 has a visual magnitude of about 6.95: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87023: right ascension 17h 46m 53s, declination −41° 16′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Telescopium constellation (IAU figure Tel).
Catalog context
HIP 87023. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87023, HD 161346, Gaia DR3 5957399091670305792. In the SkyKeepsake Telescopium (Tel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5957399091670305792
- HIP
- 87023
- HD
- 161346
- gaia_dr3
- 5957399091670305792
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5957399091670305792
- HD 161346
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.95