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HIP 87538

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HIP 87538 has a visual magnitude of about 5.40: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87538: right ascension 17h 53m 3s, declination −2° 34′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).

HIP 87538. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87538, HD 162812, Gaia DR3 4178533004651917312. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 87538
Right ascension
17h 53m 03s
Declination
−2° 34′ 46″
Magnitude
5.40
Distance
≈ 780 ly
Data: gaia-dr3