How to see it
HIP 89977 has a visual magnitude of about 6.11: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 89977: right ascension 18h 21m 28s, declination +5° 26′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
HIP 89977. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 89977, HD 168797, Gaia DR3 4476663692747218944. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4476663692747218944
- HIP
- 89977
- HD
- 168797
- gaia_dr3
- 4476663692747218944
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4476663692747218944
- HD 168797
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.11