How to see it
HIP 87449 has a visual magnitude of about 7.95: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87449: right ascension 17h 52m 6s, declination +26° 17′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 87449. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87449, HD 162864, Gaia DR3 4582110122012220416. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4582110122012220416
- HIP
- 87449
- HD
- 162864
- gaia_dr3
- 4582110122012220416
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4582110122012220416
- HD 162864
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.95