How to see it
HIP 87870 has a visual magnitude of about 8.48: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87870: right ascension 17h 56m 59s, declination −36° 16′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Telescopium constellation (IAU figure Tel).
Catalog context
HIP 87870. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87870, HD 163275, Gaia DR3 4040437501002525696. In the SkyKeepsake Telescopium (Tel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4040437501002525696
- HIP
- 87870
- HD
- 163275
- gaia_dr3
- 4040437501002525696
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4040437501002525696
- HD 163275
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.48