How to see it
HIP 90491 has a visual magnitude of about 8.65: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 90491: right ascension 18h 27m 55s, declination −1° 5′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
HIP 90491. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 90491, HD 170116, Gaia DR3 4272791731319533056. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4272791731319533056
- HIP
- 90491
- HD
- 170116
- gaia_dr3
- 4272791731319533056
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4272791731319533056
- HD 170116
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.65