How to see it
HIP 87688 has a visual magnitude of about 7.43: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87688: right ascension 17h 54m 39s, declination −40° 15′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Telescopium constellation (IAU figure Tel).
Catalog context
HIP 87688. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87688, HD 162785, Gaia DR3 4035599585492590592. In the SkyKeepsake Telescopium (Tel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4035599585492590592
- HIP
- 87688
- HD
- 162785
- gaia_dr3
- 4035599585492590592
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4035599585492590592
- HD 162785
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.43