How to see it
HIP 89959 has a visual magnitude of about 8.28: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 89959: right ascension 18h 21m 16s, declination +26° 42′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Lyra constellation (IAU figure Lyr).
Catalog context
HIP 89959. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 89959, HD 168956, Gaia DR3 4585184356525921792. In the SkyKeepsake Lyra (Lyr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4585184356525921792
- HIP
- 89959
- HD
- 168956
- gaia_dr3
- 4585184356525921792
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4585184356525921792
- HD 168956
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.28