How to see it
HIP 88973 has a visual magnitude of about 9.87: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 88973: right ascension 18h 9m 39s, declination +60° 23′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Draco constellation (IAU figure Dra).
Catalog context
HIP 88973. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 88973, Gaia DR3 2158583600136073216. In the SkyKeepsake Draco (Dra) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2158583600136073216
- HIP
- 88973
- gaia_dr3
- 2158583600136073216
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2158583600136073216
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.87