How to see it
HIP 88172 has a visual magnitude of about 6.48: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 88172: right ascension 18h 0m 28s, declination +19° 30′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 88172. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 88172, HD 164447, Gaia DR3 4527619146074685696. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4527619146074685696
- HIP
- 88172
- HD
- 164447
- gaia_dr3
- 4527619146074685696
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.48