How to see it
HIP 88240 has a visual magnitude of about 6.89: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 88240: right ascension 18h 1m 7s, declination +14° 7′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 88240. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 88240, HD 164553, Gaia DR3 4496820180412009984. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4496820180412009984
- HIP
- 88240
- HD
- 164553
- gaia_dr3
- 4496820180412009984
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4496820180412009984
- HD 164553
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.89