How to see it
88 Her has a visual magnitude of about 6.69: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 88 Her: right ascension 17h 50m 3s, declination +48° 23′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Lyra constellation (IAU figure Lyr).
Catalog context
88 Her. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 87280, HD 162732, Gaia DR3 1363284299777747584. In the SkyKeepsake Lyra (Lyr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1363284299777747584
- HIP
- 87280
- HD
- 162732
- gaia_dr3
- 1363284299777747584
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 88 Her
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.69