How to see it
HIP 88237 has a visual magnitude of about 6.67: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 88237: right ascension 18h 1m 6s, declination −78° 22′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Octans constellation (IAU figure Oct).
Catalog context
HIP 88237. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 88237, HD 162298, Gaia DR3 6365082884896917504. In the SkyKeepsake Octans (Oct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6365082884896917504
- HIP
- 88237
- HD
- 162298
- gaia_dr3
- 6365082884896917504
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6365082884896917504
- HD 162298
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.67