Its story
HIP 87978 has a visual magnitude of about 9.02: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 87978: right ascension 17h 58m 18s, declination −38° 10′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Telescopium constellation (IAU figure Tel).
HIP 87978. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87978, HD 163521, Gaia DR3 4036988917135915520. In the SkyKeepsake Telescopium (Tel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
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Compose this starFactsHIP 87978
- Right ascension
- 17h 58m 18s
- Declination
- −38° 10′ 24″
- Magnitude
- 9.02
- Distance
- ≈ 699 ly
Data: gaia-dr3