How to see it
HIP 90400 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 90400: right ascension 18h 26m 42s, declination −23° 26′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Sagittarius constellation (IAU figure Sgr).
Catalog context
HIP 90400. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 90400, HD 169657, Gaia DR3 4089451294172608512. In the SkyKeepsake Sagittarius (Sgr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4089451294172608512
- HIP
- 90400
- HD
- 169657
- gaia_dr3
- 4089451294172608512
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4089451294172608512
- HD 169657
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.88