How to see it
HIP 87912 has a visual magnitude of about 7.41: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87912: right ascension 17h 57m 30s, declination +48° 17′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Lyra constellation (IAU figure Lyr).
Catalog context
HIP 87912. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87912, HD 164181, Gaia DR3 1363150017623620096. In the SkyKeepsake Lyra (Lyr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1363150017623620096
- HIP
- 87912
- HD
- 164181
- gaia_dr3
- 1363150017623620096
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1363150017623620096
- HD 164181
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.41