How to see it
HIP 87849 has a visual magnitude of about 7.24: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87849: right ascension 17h 56m 48s, declination −15° 41′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
HIP 87849. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87849, HD 163449, Gaia DR3 4145365102618324992. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4145365102618324992
- HIP
- 87849
- HD
- 163449
- gaia_dr3
- 4145365102618324992
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4145365102618324992
- HD 163449
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.24