How to see it
HIP 87746 has a visual magnitude of about 7.60: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87746: right ascension 17h 55m 25s, declination +36° 11′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Lyra constellation (IAU figure Lyr).
Catalog context
HIP 87746. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87746, HD 163621, Gaia DR3 4608207477172347904. In the SkyKeepsake Lyra (Lyr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4608207477172347904
- HIP
- 87746
- HD
- 163621
- gaia_dr3
- 4608207477172347904
Also known as
- GJ 4034
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4608207477172347904
- HD 163621
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.60