How to see it
HIP 88551 has a visual magnitude of about 7.84: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 88551: right ascension 18h 4m 52s, declination −50° 26′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Telescopium constellation (IAU figure Tel).
Catalog context
HIP 88551. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 88551, HD 164662, Gaia DR3 6705916577389585408. In the SkyKeepsake Telescopium (Tel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6705916577389585408
- HIP
- 88551
- HD
- 164662
- gaia_dr3
- 6705916577389585408
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6705916577389585408
- HD 164662
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.84