How to see it
HIP 90487 has a visual magnitude of about 5.42: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 90487: right ascension 18h 27m 50s, declination +3° 44′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
HIP 90487. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 90487, HD 170137, Gaia DR3 4284055231526705920. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4284055231526705920
- HIP
- 90487
- HD
- 170137
- gaia_dr3
- 4284055231526705920
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.42