How to see it
HIP 88609 has a visual magnitude of about 8.44: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 88609: right ascension 18h 5m 32s, declination −0° 1′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
HIP 88609. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 88609, HD 165343, Gaia DR3 4275182516278608896. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4275182516278608896
- HIP
- 88609
- HD
- 165343
- gaia_dr3
- 4275182516278608896
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4275182516278608896
- HD 165343
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.44