How to see it
HIP 90973 has a visual magnitude of about 9.33: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 90973: right ascension 18h 33m 25s, declination −29° 52′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Sagittarius constellation (IAU figure Sgr).
Catalog context
HIP 90973. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 90973, HD 170958, Gaia DR3 4048177723619003904. In the SkyKeepsake Sagittarius (Sgr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4048177723619003904
- HIP
- 90973
- HD
- 170958
- gaia_dr3
- 4048177723619003904
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4048177723619003904
- HD 170958
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.33