How to see it
HIP 90985 has a visual magnitude of about 7.88: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 90985: right ascension 18h 33m 32s, declination +1° 54′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
HIP 90985. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 90985, HD 171234, Gaia DR3 4273885436158791168. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4273885436158791168
- HIP
- 90985
- HD
- 171234
- gaia_dr3
- 4273885436158791168
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4273885436158791168
- HD 171234
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.88