How to see it
HIP 87973 has a visual magnitude of about 7.55: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87973: right ascension 17h 58m 11s, declination −37° 20′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Telescopium constellation (IAU figure Tel).
Catalog context
HIP 87973. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87973, HD 163520, Gaia DR3 4037236895790362624. In the SkyKeepsake Telescopium (Tel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4037236895790362624
- HIP
- 87973
- HD
- 163520
- gaia_dr3
- 4037236895790362624
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4037236895790362624
- HD 163520
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.55