How to see it
HIP 87318 has a visual magnitude of about 9.33: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87318: right ascension 17h 50m 31s, declination +2° 4′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 87318. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87318, HD 162340, Gaia DR3 4469000710863996928. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4469000710863996928
- HIP
- 87318
- HD
- 162340
- gaia_dr3
- 4469000710863996928
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4469000710863996928
- HD 162340
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.33