How to see it
HIP 87497 has a visual magnitude of about 9.22: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87497: right ascension 17h 52m 40s, declination +29° 43′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 87497. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87497, Gaia DR3 4596780940020308480. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4596780940020308480
- HIP
- 87497
- gaia_dr3
- 4596780940020308480
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4596780940020308480
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.22