How to see it
HIP 79098 has a visual magnitude of about 5.84: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79098: right ascension 16h 8m 44s, declination −23° 41′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 79098. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79098, HD 144844, Gaia DR3 6242058872466158848. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6242058872466158848
- HIP
- 79098
- HD
- 144844
- gaia_dr3
- 6242058872466158848
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.84