How to see it
HIP 90431 has a visual magnitude of about 8.07: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 90431: right ascension 18h 27m 5s, declination −29° 30′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Sagittarius constellation (IAU figure Sgr).
Catalog context
HIP 90431. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 90431, HD 169678, Gaia DR3 4048105396410162176. In the SkyKeepsake Sagittarius (Sgr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4048105396410162176
- HIP
- 90431
- HD
- 169678
- gaia_dr3
- 4048105396410162176
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4048105396410162176
- HD 169678
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.07