How to see it
HIP 90721 has a visual magnitude of about 7.58: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 90721: right ascension 18h 30m 33s, declination −20° 17′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Sagittarius constellation (IAU figure Sgr).
Catalog context
HIP 90721. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 90721, HD 170496, Gaia DR3 4091938561297771008. In the SkyKeepsake Sagittarius (Sgr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4091938561297771008
- HIP
- 90721
- HD
- 170496
- gaia_dr3
- 4091938561297771008
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4091938561297771008
- HD 170496
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.58