Its story

HIP 87812 has a visual magnitude of about 5.77: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87812: right ascension 17h 56m 18s, declination +0° 40′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).

HIP 87812. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87812, HD 163472, Gaia DR3 4371780385208211584. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.