How to see it
88 Leo has a visual magnitude of about 6.13: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 88 Leo: right ascension 11h 31m 45s, declination +14° 21′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).
Catalog context
88 Leo. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 56242, HD 100180, Gaia DR3 3966121308211393920. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3966121308211393920
- HIP
- 56242
- HD
- 100180
- gaia_dr3
- 3966121308211393920
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 88 Leo
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.13