How to see it
HIP 90459 has a visual magnitude of about 6.85: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 90459: right ascension 18h 27m 31s, declination −15° 22′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
HIP 90459. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 90459, HD 169915, Gaia DR3 4103929491531746816. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4103929491531746816
- HIP
- 90459
- HD
- 169915
- gaia_dr3
- 4103929491531746816
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4103929491531746816
- HD 169915
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.85