How to see it
HIP 87663 has a visual magnitude of about 7.37: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87663: right ascension 17h 54m 24s, declination +86° 33′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 87663. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87663, HD 170791, Gaia DR3 1724803310672832000. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1724803310672832000
- HIP
- 87663
- HD
- 170791
- gaia_dr3
- 1724803310672832000
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1724803310672832000
- HD 170791
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.37