How to see it
HIP 79302 has a visual magnitude of about 4.75: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79302: right ascension 16h 11m 2s, declination −29° 24′ 60″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 79302. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79302, HD 145250, Gaia DR3 6038711824776083712. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6038711824776083712
- HIP
- 79302
- HD
- 145250
- gaia_dr3
- 6038711824776083712
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.75