How to see it
HIP 87291 has a visual magnitude of about 7.62: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87291: right ascension 17h 50m 10s, declination +59° 2′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Draco constellation (IAU figure Dra).
Catalog context
HIP 87291. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87291, HD 162970, Gaia DR3 1422918610716202240. In the SkyKeepsake Draco (Dra) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1422918610716202240
- HIP
- 87291
- HD
- 162970
- gaia_dr3
- 1422918610716202240
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1422918610716202240
- HD 162970
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.62