How to see it
HIP 87859 has a visual magnitude of about 8.34: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87859: right ascension 17h 56m 52s, declination +82° 29′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 87859. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87859, HD 167080, Gaia DR3 1710236602672002304. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1710236602672002304
- HIP
- 87859
- HD
- 167080
- gaia_dr3
- 1710236602672002304
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1710236602672002304
- HD 167080
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.34