Its story

HIP 87491 has a visual magnitude of about 5.24: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87491: right ascension 17h 52m 35s, declination +1° 18′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).

HIP 87491. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87491, HD 162774, Gaia DR3 4372639309947834624. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.