How to see it
HIP 88668 has a visual magnitude of about 9.18: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 88668: right ascension 18h 6m 7s, declination −12° 21′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
HIP 88668. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 88668, HD 165361, Gaia DR3 4150749376628452352. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4150749376628452352
- HIP
- 88668
- HD
- 165361
- gaia_dr3
- 4150749376628452352
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4150749376628452352
- HD 165361
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.18