How to see it
HIP 88849 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 HIP 88849: right ascension 18h 8m 16s, declination −55° 41′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).
Catalog context
HIP 88849. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 88849, HD 165256, Gaia DR3 6652243779834373888. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6652243779834373888
- HIP
- 88849
- HD
- 165256
- gaia_dr3
- 6652243779834373888
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.69