Its story
HIP 87865 has a visual magnitude of about 5.98: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87865: right ascension 17h 56m 56s, declination −40° 18′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Telescopium constellation (IAU figure Tel).
HIP 87865. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87865, HD 163234, Gaia DR3 4035541208287927936. In the SkyKeepsake Telescopium (Tel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
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Compose this starFactsHIP 87865
- Right ascension
- 17h 56m 56s
- Declination
- −40° 18′ 20″
- Magnitude
- 5.98
- Distance
- ≈ 563 ly
Data: gaia-dr3