How to see it
HIP 87678 has a visual magnitude of about 7.20: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87678: right ascension 17h 54m 30s, declination −3° 27′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
HIP 87678. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87678, HD 163102, Gaia DR3 4178216448382162432. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4178216448382162432
- HIP
- 87678
- HD
- 163102
- gaia_dr3
- 4178216448382162432
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4178216448382162432
- HD 163102
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.20