How to see it
HIP 88608 has a visual magnitude of about 7.30: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 88608: right ascension 18h 5m 31s, declination −11° 1′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
HIP 88608. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 88608, HD 165244, Gaia DR3 4151185504791927808. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4151185504791927808
- HIP
- 88608
- HD
- 165244
- gaia_dr3
- 4151185504791927808
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4151185504791927808
- HD 165244
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.30