How to see it
HIP 88656 has a visual magnitude of about 6.99: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 88656: right ascension 18h 6m 2s, declination −8° 6′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
HIP 88656. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 88656, HD 165360, Gaia DR3 4170909850027869696. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4170909850027869696
- HIP
- 88656
- HD
- 165360
- gaia_dr3
- 4170909850027869696
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4170909850027869696
- HD 165360
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.99