How to see it
HIP 89955 has a visual magnitude of about 6.72: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 89955: right ascension 18h 21m 14s, declination −39° 1′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Corona Australis constellation (IAU figure CrA).
Catalog context
HIP 89955. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 89955, HD 168403, Gaia DR3 6727428041372678784. In the SkyKeepsake Corona Australis (CrA) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6727428041372678784
- HIP
- 89955
- HD
- 168403
- gaia_dr3
- 6727428041372678784
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.72