Its story

HIP 87308 has a visual magnitude of about 5.22: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87308: right ascension 17h 50m 23s, declination +29° 19′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).

HIP 87308. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87308, HD 162555, Gaia DR3 4596395320676987648. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.