How to see it
HIP 87396 has a visual magnitude of about 7.36: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87396: right ascension 17h 51m 37s, declination −6° 51′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
HIP 87396. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87396, HD 162488, Gaia DR3 4171872605583709184. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4171872605583709184
- HIP
- 87396
- HD
- 162488
- gaia_dr3
- 4171872605583709184
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4171872605583709184
- HD 162488
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.36