How to see it
HIP 88969 has a visual magnitude of about 7.16: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 88969: right ascension 18h 9m 37s, declination −5° 39′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
HIP 88969. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 88969, HD 166160, Gaia DR3 4172984113075787776. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4172984113075787776
- HIP
- 88969
- HD
- 166160
- gaia_dr3
- 4172984113075787776
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4172984113075787776
- HD 166160
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.16