How to see it
HIP 89846 has a visual magnitude of about 6.56: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 89846: right ascension 18h 20m 5s, declination −7° 58′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
HIP 89846. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 89846, HD 168459, Gaia DR3 4159489909950145280. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4159489909950145280
- HIP
- 89846
- HD
- 168459
- gaia_dr3
- 4159489909950145280
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.56