How to see it
HIP 87580 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 87580: right ascension 17h 53m 30s, declination −36° 30′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Telescopium constellation (IAU figure Tel).
Catalog context
HIP 87580. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87580, HD 162613, Gaia DR3 4040372496742713856. In the SkyKeepsake Telescopium (Tel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4040372496742713856
- HIP
- 87580
- HD
- 162613
- gaia_dr3
- 4040372496742713856
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4040372496742713856
- HD 162613
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.95