How to see it
HIP 88542 has a visual magnitude of about 8.00: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 88542: right ascension 18h 4m 49s, declination −34° 43′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Corona Australis constellation (IAU figure CrA).
Catalog context
HIP 88542. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 88542, HD 164887, Gaia DR3 4039148667214544384. In the SkyKeepsake Corona Australis (CrA) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4039148667214544384
- HIP
- 88542
- HD
- 164887
- gaia_dr3
- 4039148667214544384
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4039148667214544384
- HD 164887
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.00