How to see it
HIP 88396 has a visual magnitude of about 6.68: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 88396: right ascension 18h 3m 2s, declination −22° 43′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Sagittarius constellation (IAU figure Sgr).
Catalog context
HIP 88396. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 88396, HD 164637, Gaia DR3 4069657920177279104. In the SkyKeepsake Sagittarius (Sgr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4069657920177279104
- HIP
- 88396
- HD
- 164637
- gaia_dr3
- 4069657920177279104
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.68