How to see it
HIP 88961 has a visual magnitude of about 8.62: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 88961: right ascension 18h 9m 32s, declination −0° 19′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
HIP 88961. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 88961, HD 166184, Gaia DR3 4275193889350151680. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4275193889350151680
- HIP
- 88961
- HD
- 166184
- gaia_dr3
- 4275193889350151680
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4275193889350151680
- HD 166184
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.62