How to see it
HIP 87147 has a visual magnitude of about 8.98: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87147: right ascension 17h 48m 18s, declination +7° 10′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 87147. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87147, HD 161978, Gaia DR3 4486336405762429952. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4486336405762429952
- HIP
- 87147
- HD
- 161978
- gaia_dr3
- 4486336405762429952
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4486336405762429952
- HD 161978
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.98