How to see it
HIP 87631 has a visual magnitude of about 7.10: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87631: right ascension 17h 54m 1s, declination +42° 38′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Lyra constellation (IAU figure Lyr).
Catalog context
HIP 87631. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87631, HD 163418, Gaia DR3 1346061274762127104. In the SkyKeepsake Lyra (Lyr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1346061274762127104
- HIP
- 87631
- HD
- 163418
- gaia_dr3
- 1346061274762127104
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1346061274762127104
- HD 163418
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.10