How to see it
HIP 87548 has a visual magnitude of about 8.33: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87548: right ascension 17h 53m 9s, declination +28° 36′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 87548. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87548, HD 163096, Gaia DR3 4596113639541870592. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4596113639541870592
- HIP
- 87548
- HD
- 163096
- gaia_dr3
- 4596113639541870592
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4596113639541870592
- HD 163096
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.33