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We report the measurement of the absolute photoionization cross section for the 5P3/2 state of 87 Rb at wavelength of 473 nm,which results in the photoelectron energies of 33 meV above the ionization threshold,using cold atoms confined in a vapor-loaded magneto-optical trap.The 87Rb 5P3/2 photoionization cross section at 473nm is determined to be σPI =10.5 ± 2.2 Mb.Considering the spatial distribution of the trapped atoms,the average intensity IPI of the ionization laser seen by an atom in the MOT instead of ionizing laser intensity IPI is used in our calculations for the photoionization cross sections.The excited state fraction is also accurately estimated using the latest experimental result.