How to see it
HIP 688 has a visual magnitude of about 7.48: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 688: right ascension 0h 8m 28s, declination −24° 5′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Sculptor constellation (IAU figure Scl).
Catalog context
HIP 688. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 688, HD 392, Gaia DR3 2336521793106211328. In the SkyKeepsake Sculptor (Scl) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2336521793106211328
- HIP
- 688
- HD
- 392
- gaia_dr3
- 2336521793106211328
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2336521793106211328
- HD 392
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.48