How to see it
HIP 91251 has a visual magnitude of about 6.16: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 91251: right ascension 18h 36m 48s, declination −15° 56′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
HIP 91251. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 91251, HD 171662, Gaia DR3 4102947146590069760. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4102947146590069760
- HIP
- 91251
- HD
- 171662
- gaia_dr3
- 4102947146590069760
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4102947146590069760
- HD 171662
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.16