How to see it
HIP 90952 has a visual magnitude of about 8.40: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 90952: right ascension 18h 33m 13s, declination +75° 35′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 90952. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 90952, HD 172710, Gaia DR3 2269258241564672256. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2269258241564672256
- HIP
- 90952
- HD
- 172710
- gaia_dr3
- 2269258241564672256
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2269258241564672256
- HD 172710
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.40