How to see it
HIP 88846 has a visual magnitude of about 7.93: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 88846: right ascension 18h 8m 11s, declination +88° 49′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 88846. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 88846, HD 187138, Gaia DR3 2305666232656227840. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2305666232656227840
- HIP
- 88846
- HD
- 187138
- gaia_dr3
- 2305666232656227840
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2305666232656227840
- HD 187138
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.93