Its story

HIP 87147 has a visual magnitude of about 8.98: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87147: right ascension 17h 48m 18s, declination +7° 10′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).

HIP 87147. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87147, HD 161978, Gaia DR3 4486336405762429952. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.