How to see it
HIP 88687 has a visual magnitude of about 8.87: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 88687: right ascension 18h 6m 17s, declination −26° 17′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Sagittarius constellation (IAU figure Sgr).
Catalog context
HIP 88687. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 88687, HD 165290, Gaia DR3 4063351499516954624. In the SkyKeepsake Sagittarius (Sgr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4063351499516954624
- HIP
- 88687
- HD
- 165290
- gaia_dr3
- 4063351499516954624
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4063351499516954624
- HD 165290
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.87