How to see it
HIP 90596 has a visual magnitude of about 6.77: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 90596: right ascension 18h 29m 12s, declination −29° 15′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Sagittarius constellation (IAU figure Sgr).
Catalog context
HIP 90596. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 90596, HD 170142, Gaia DR3 4048089414733358208. In the SkyKeepsake Sagittarius (Sgr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4048089414733358208
- HIP
- 90596
- HD
- 170142
- gaia_dr3
- 4048089414733358208
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.77