How to see it
HIP 88040 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 88040: right ascension 17h 58m 57s, declination −22° 31′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Sagittarius constellation (IAU figure Sgr).
Catalog context
HIP 88040. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 88040, HD 163800, Gaia DR3 4069523951550440832. In the SkyKeepsake Sagittarius (Sgr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4069523951550440832
- HIP
- 88040
- HD
- 163800
- gaia_dr3
- 4069523951550440832
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.89