How to see it
HIP 87949 has a visual magnitude of about 9.88: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87949: right ascension 17h 57m 58s, declination −9° 47′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
HIP 87949. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87949, HD 163716, Gaia DR3 4164298727124217344. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4164298727124217344
- HIP
- 87949
- HD
- 163716
- gaia_dr3
- 4164298727124217344
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4164298727124217344
- HD 163716
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.88