How to see it
HIP 88943 has a visual magnitude of about 7.21: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 88943: right ascension 18h 9m 18s, declination −23° 59′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Sagittarius constellation (IAU figure Sgr).
Catalog context
HIP 88943. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 88943, HD 165921, Gaia DR3 4066278846098710016. In the SkyKeepsake Sagittarius (Sgr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4066278846098710016
- HIP
- 88943
- HD
- 165921
- gaia_dr3
- 4066278846098710016
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4066278846098710016
- HD 165921
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.21