How to see it
HIP 90872 has a visual magnitude of about 9.30: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 90872: right ascension 18h 32m 13s, declination −22° 3′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Sagittarius constellation (IAU figure Sgr).
Catalog context
HIP 90872. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 90872, HD 170798, Gaia DR3 4090015962121193984. In the SkyKeepsake Sagittarius (Sgr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4090015962121193984
- HIP
- 90872
- HD
- 170798
- gaia_dr3
- 4090015962121193984
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4090015962121193984
- HD 170798
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.30