Its story

HIP 87174 has a visual magnitude of about 6.03: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87174: right ascension 17h 48m 38s, declination −55° 24′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).

HIP 87174. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87174, HD 161420, Gaia DR3 5920429524954177792. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.