Its story

HIP 87428 has a visual magnitude of about 5.99: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87428: right ascension 17h 51m 59s, declination −1° 14′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).

HIP 87428. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87428, HD 162596, Gaia DR3 4370941487897576320. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.