How to see it
HIP 88342 has a visual magnitude of about 6.63: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 88342: right ascension 18h 2m 28s, declination −3° 9′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
HIP 88342. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 88342, HD 164674, Gaia DR3 4177366147933727360. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4177366147933727360
- HIP
- 88342
- HD
- 164674
- gaia_dr3
- 4177366147933727360
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.63