How to see it
HIP 87738 has a visual magnitude of about 8.19: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87738: right ascension 17h 55m 21s, declination +0° 40′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
HIP 87738. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87738, HD 163288, Gaia DR3 4371788661607649792. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4371788661607649792
- HIP
- 87738
- HD
- 163288
- gaia_dr3
- 4371788661607649792
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4371788661607649792
- HD 163288
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.19