How to see it
HIP 87181 has a visual magnitude of about 6.96: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87181: right ascension 17h 48m 43s, declination −39° 53′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Telescopium constellation (IAU figure Tel).
Catalog context
HIP 87181. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87181, HD 161667, Gaia DR3 5958129918939237376. In the SkyKeepsake Telescopium (Tel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5958129918939237376
- HIP
- 87181
- HD
- 161667
- gaia_dr3
- 5958129918939237376
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5958129918939237376
- HD 161667
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.96