How to see it
HIP 87531 has a visual magnitude of about 7.45: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87531: right ascension 17h 52m 57s, declination +42° 12′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Lyra constellation (IAU figure Lyr).
Catalog context
HIP 87531. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87531, HD 163204, Gaia DR3 1345289108362096896. In the SkyKeepsake Lyra (Lyr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1345289108362096896
- HIP
- 87531
- HD
- 163204
- gaia_dr3
- 1345289108362096896
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1345289108362096896
- HD 163204
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.45