How to see it
HIP 87978 has a visual magnitude of about 9.02: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87978: right ascension 17h 58m 18s, declination −38° 10′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Telescopium constellation (IAU figure Tel).
Catalog context
HIP 87978. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87978, HD 163521, Gaia DR3 4036988917135915520. In the SkyKeepsake Telescopium (Tel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4036988917135915520
- HIP
- 87978
- HD
- 163521
- gaia_dr3
- 4036988917135915520
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4036988917135915520
- HD 163521
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.02