How to see it
HIP 90509 has a visual magnitude of about 6.46: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 90509: right ascension 18h 28m 7s, declination −84° 23′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Octans constellation (IAU figure Oct).
Catalog context
HIP 90509. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 90509, HD 165338, Gaia DR3 6347016225224273792. In the SkyKeepsake Octans (Oct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6347016225224273792
- HIP
- 90509
- HD
- 165338
- gaia_dr3
- 6347016225224273792
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.46