How to see it
HIP 90253 has a visual magnitude of about 6.86: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 90253: right ascension 18h 24m 57s, declination −1° 34′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
HIP 90253. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 90253, HD 169493, Gaia DR3 4271248601115594880. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4271248601115594880
- HIP
- 90253
- HD
- 169493
- gaia_dr3
- 4271248601115594880
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.86