How to see it
HIP 87536 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 87536: right ascension 17h 52m 59s, declination −2° 15′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
HIP 87536. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87536, Gaia DR3 4178559702169118208. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4178559702169118208
- HIP
- 87536
- gaia_dr3
- 4178559702169118208
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4178559702169118208
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.60