How to see it
HIP 87668 has a visual magnitude of about 7.00: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87668: right ascension 17h 54m 26s, declination −23° 14′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Sagittarius constellation (IAU figure Sgr).
Catalog context
HIP 87668. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87668, Gaia DR3 4070129060958537728. In the SkyKeepsake Sagittarius (Sgr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4070129060958537728
- HIP
- 87668
- gaia_dr3
- 4070129060958537728
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4070129060958537728
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.00