Its story
HIP 87926 has a visual magnitude of about 5.74: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87926: right ascension 17h 57m 42s, declination −76° 10′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Octans constellation (IAU figure Oct).
HIP 87926. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87926, HD 161988, Gaia DR3 5801238822363822976. In the SkyKeepsake Octans (Oct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
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Compose this starFactsHIP 87926
- Right ascension
- 17h 57m 42s
- Declination
- −76° 10′ 41″
- Magnitude
- 5.74
- Distance
- ≈ 621 ly
Data: gaia-dr3