How to see it
HIP 88379 has a visual magnitude of about 7.02: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 88379: right ascension 18h 2m 51s, declination +75° 47′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 88379. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 88379, HD 166655, Gaia DR3 2269103107346676736. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2269103107346676736
- HIP
- 88379
- HD
- 166655
- gaia_dr3
- 2269103107346676736
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2269103107346676736
- HD 166655
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.02