How to see it
HIP 87729 has a visual magnitude of about 9.35: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87729: right ascension 17h 55m 11s, declination −12° 4′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
HIP 87729. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87729, HD 163155, Gaia DR3 4151423445979365888. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4151423445979365888
- HIP
- 87729
- HD
- 163155
- gaia_dr3
- 4151423445979365888
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4151423445979365888
- HD 163155
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.35