Its story

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.

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).

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.