How to see it
HIP 87299 has a visual magnitude of about 8.25: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87299: right ascension 17h 50m 16s, declination +28° 13′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 87299. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87299, HD 162526, Gaia DR3 4595992624543857664. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4595992624543857664
- HIP
- 87299
- HD
- 162526
- gaia_dr3
- 4595992624543857664
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4595992624543857664
- HD 162526
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.25