stellarium help.

[ken rigg]

Hello,a little help needed please, when i isolate a target with the cursor what dose Hip in the top left corner mean?.I know what the M and NGC mean but Hip leaves me stumped. Hope i have explained my problem easily enough.Great forum by the way and glad to be here

[Cornelius Varley]

Short for the Hipparcos catalogue

Peter

[ken rigg]

All clear now,thank you for your help