Its story

HIP 87096 has a visual magnitude of about 8.66: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87096: right ascension 17h 47m 45s, declination −18° 55′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).

HIP 87096. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87096, HD 161681, Gaia DR3 4120305377197749760. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.