Its story

HIP 87847 has a visual magnitude of about 5.09: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87847: right ascension 17h 56m 48s, declination −4° 4′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).

HIP 87847. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87847, HD 163532, Gaia DR3 4177374600431607552. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.