Its story

HIP 87015 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 87015: right ascension 17h 46m 50s, declination −77° 4′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Octans constellation (IAU figure Oct).

HIP 87015. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87015, Gaia DR3 5800758060905189376. In the SkyKeepsake Octans (Oct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.