How to see it
HIP 90516 has a visual magnitude of about 6.71: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 90516: right ascension 18h 28m 10s, declination −21° 14′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Sagittarius constellation (IAU figure Sgr).
Catalog context
HIP 90516. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 90516, HD 170016, Gaia DR3 4090361273134951680. In the SkyKeepsake Sagittarius (Sgr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4090361273134951680
- HIP
- 90516
- HD
- 170016
- gaia_dr3
- 4090361273134951680
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.71