How to see it
HIP 88840 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 88840: right ascension 18h 8m 5s, declination +40° 54′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Lyra constellation (IAU figure Lyr).
Catalog context
HIP 88840. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 88840, HD 166300, Gaia DR3 2112608208617028096. In the SkyKeepsake Lyra (Lyr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2112608208617028096
- HIP
- 88840
- HD
- 166300
- gaia_dr3
- 2112608208617028096
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2112608208617028096
- HD 166300
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.99