How to see it
HIP 87858 has a visual magnitude of about 7.65: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87858: right ascension 17h 56m 52s, declination −64° 48′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Pavo constellation (IAU figure Pav).
Catalog context
HIP 87858. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87858, HD 162686, Gaia DR3 5908927602531859456. In the SkyKeepsake Pavo (Pav) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5908927602531859456
- HIP
- 87858
- HD
- 162686
- gaia_dr3
- 5908927602531859456
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5908927602531859456
- HD 162686
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.65