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HIP 87540

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HIP 87540 has a visual magnitude of about 5.84: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87540: right ascension 17h 53m 4s, declination −10° 53′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).

HIP 87540. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87540, HD 162757, Gaia DR3 4163761203379492736. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 87540
Right ascension
17h 53m 04s
Declination
−10° 53′ 59″
Magnitude
5.84
Distance
≈ 338 ly
Data: gaia-dr3