How to see it
HIP 87236 has a visual magnitude of about 8.45: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87236: right ascension 17h 49m 27s, declination −7° 47′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
HIP 87236. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87236, HD 162059, Gaia DR3 4165743863355880960. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4165743863355880960
- HIP
- 87236
- HD
- 162059
- gaia_dr3
- 4165743863355880960
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4165743863355880960
- HD 162059
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.45