How to see it
HIP 88649 has a visual magnitude of about 9.17: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 88649: right ascension 18h 5m 56s, declination −31° 55′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Sagittarius constellation (IAU figure Sgr).
Catalog context
HIP 88649. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 88649, HD 318931, Gaia DR3 4043074855817844736. In the SkyKeepsake Sagittarius (Sgr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4043074855817844736
- HIP
- 88649
- HD
- 318931
- gaia_dr3
- 4043074855817844736
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4043074855817844736
- HD 318931
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.17