How to see it
HIP 90989 has a visual magnitude of about 8.39: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 90989: right ascension 18h 33m 34s, declination −33° 37′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Sagittarius constellation (IAU figure Sgr).
Catalog context
HIP 90989. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 90989, HD 170959, Gaia DR3 6735026663158607872. In the SkyKeepsake Sagittarius (Sgr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6735026663158607872
- HIP
- 90989
- HD
- 170959
- gaia_dr3
- 6735026663158607872
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6735026663158607872
- HD 170959
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.39