How to see it
HIP 87871 has a visual magnitude of about 8.26: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87871: right ascension 17h 56m 59s, declination +53° 26′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Draco constellation (IAU figure Dra).
Catalog context
HIP 87871. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87871, HD 164180, Gaia DR3 1368995163172149504. In the SkyKeepsake Draco (Dra) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1368995163172149504
- HIP
- 87871
- HD
- 164180
- gaia_dr3
- 1368995163172149504
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1368995163172149504
- HD 164180
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.26