How to see it
HIP 90229 has a visual magnitude of about 6.62: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 90229: right ascension 18h 24m 37s, declination −32° 17′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Sagittarius constellation (IAU figure Sgr).
Catalog context
HIP 90229. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 90229, HD 169143, Gaia DR3 4045208698634326528. In the SkyKeepsake Sagittarius (Sgr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4045208698634326528
- HIP
- 90229
- HD
- 169143
- gaia_dr3
- 4045208698634326528
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4045208698634326528
- HD 169143
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.62