How to see it
HIP 87779 has a visual magnitude of about 9.07: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87779: right ascension 17h 55m 53s, declination −2° 46′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
HIP 87779. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87779, HD 163365, Gaia DR3 4178283552952358400. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4178283552952358400
- HIP
- 87779
- HD
- 163365
- gaia_dr3
- 4178283552952358400
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4178283552952358400
- HD 163365
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.07