How to see it
HIP 79050 has a visual magnitude of about 4.42: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79050: right ascension 16h 8m 8s, declination −26° 19′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 79050. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79050, HD 144690, Gaia DR3 6043384027639753216. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6043384027639753216
- HIP
- 79050
- HD
- 144690
- gaia_dr3
- 6043384027639753216
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.42