How to see it
HIP 87630 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 87630: right ascension 17h 54m 1s, declination +73° 7′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 87630. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87630, HD 164462, Gaia DR3 1651609371368343296. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1651609371368343296
- HIP
- 87630
- HD
- 164462
- gaia_dr3
- 1651609371368343296
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1651609371368343296
- HD 164462
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.65