How to see it
HIP 90888 has a visual magnitude of about 7.98: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 90888: right ascension 18h 32m 21s, declination −16° 13′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
HIP 90888. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 90888, HD 170885, Gaia DR3 4102877774306885120. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4102877774306885120
- HIP
- 90888
- HD
- 170885
- gaia_dr3
- 4102877774306885120
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4102877774306885120
- HD 170885
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.98