How to see it
HIP 90739 has a visual magnitude of about 6.91: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 90739: right ascension 18h 30m 54s, declination −27° 57′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Sagittarius constellation (IAU figure Sgr).
Catalog context
HIP 90739. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 90739, HD 170499, Gaia DR3 4051597720222864256. In the SkyKeepsake Sagittarius (Sgr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4051597720222864256
- HIP
- 90739
- HD
- 170499
- gaia_dr3
- 4051597720222864256
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.91