How to see it
HIP 91246 has a visual magnitude of about 7.68: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 91246: right ascension 18h 36m 42s, declination −17° 12′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
HIP 91246. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 91246, HD 171640, Gaia DR3 4099710046941250048. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4099710046941250048
- HIP
- 91246
- HD
- 171640
- gaia_dr3
- 4099710046941250048
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4099710046941250048
- HD 171640
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.68