How to see it
HIP 89659 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 89659: right ascension 18h 17m 51s, declination −18° 47′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
HIP 89659. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 89659, HD 167863, Gaia DR3 4094814162127907200. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4094814162127907200
- HIP
- 89659
- HD
- 167863
- gaia_dr3
- 4094814162127907200
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.71