How to see it
HIP 87721 has a visual magnitude of about 8.07: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87721: right ascension 17h 55m 8s, declination +41° 27′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Lyra constellation (IAU figure Lyr).
Catalog context
HIP 87721. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87721, HD 163620, Gaia DR3 1345008595458251264. In the SkyKeepsake Lyra (Lyr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1345008595458251264
- HIP
- 87721
- HD
- 163620
- gaia_dr3
- 1345008595458251264
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1345008595458251264
- HD 163620
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.07