Its story

HIP 87518 has a visual magnitude of about 10.74: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87518: right ascension 17h 52m 50s, declination −71° 46′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Apus constellation (IAU figure Aps).

HIP 87518. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87518, Gaia DR3 5809676337158467584. In the SkyKeepsake Apus (Aps) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.