How to see it
HIP 87057 has a visual magnitude of about 8.30: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87057: right ascension 17h 47m 24s, declination +84° 42′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 87057. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87057, HD 166818, Gaia DR3 1723650129133897984. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1723650129133897984
- HIP
- 87057
- HD
- 166818
- gaia_dr3
- 1723650129133897984
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1723650129133897984
- HD 166818
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.30