How to see it
HIP 90251 has a visual magnitude of about 8.95: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 90251: right ascension 18h 24m 53s, declination −2° 1′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
HIP 90251. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 90251, HD 169453, Gaia DR3 4270384350618640384. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4270384350618640384
- HIP
- 90251
- HD
- 169453
- gaia_dr3
- 4270384350618640384
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4270384350618640384
- HD 169453
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.95