How to see it
HIP 90179 has a visual magnitude of about 6.25: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 90179: right ascension 18h 24m 8s, declination +79° 13′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 90179. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 90179, HD 171606, Gaia DR3 2294311335558000896. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2294311335558000896
- HIP
- 90179
- HD
- 171606
- gaia_dr3
- 2294311335558000896
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2294311335558000896
- HD 171606
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.25