How to see it
HIP 89178 has a visual magnitude of about 6.49: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 89178: right ascension 18h 11m 58s, declination −28° 54′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Sagittarius constellation (IAU figure Sgr).
Catalog context
HIP 89178. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 89178, HD 166469, Gaia DR3 4050546380931829376. In the SkyKeepsake Sagittarius (Sgr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4050546380931829376
- HIP
- 89178
- HD
- 166469
- gaia_dr3
- 4050546380931829376
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.49