How to see it
HIP 79601 has a visual magnitude of about 6.01: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79601: right ascension 16h 14m 33s, declination +73° 23′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 79601. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79601, HD 147321, Gaia DR3 1654472499646140800. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1654472499646140800
- HIP
- 79601
- HD
- 147321
- gaia_dr3
- 1654472499646140800
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.01