How to see it
HIP 88798 has a visual magnitude of about 8.06: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 88798: right ascension 18h 7m 35s, declination −25° 34′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Sagittarius constellation (IAU figure Sgr).
Catalog context
HIP 88798. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 88798, HD 165530, Gaia DR3 4064910229039715328. In the SkyKeepsake Sagittarius (Sgr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4064910229039715328
- HIP
- 88798
- HD
- 165530
- gaia_dr3
- 4064910229039715328
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4064910229039715328
- HD 165530
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.06