How to see it
HIP 87572 has a visual magnitude of about 8.06: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87572: right ascension 17h 53m 25s, declination +63° 4′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Draco constellation (IAU figure Dra).
Catalog context
HIP 87572. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87572, HD 163731, Gaia DR3 1439617821519645696. In the SkyKeepsake Draco (Dra) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1439617821519645696
- HIP
- 87572
- HD
- 163731
- gaia_dr3
- 1439617821519645696
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1439617821519645696
- HD 163731
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.06