How to see it
HIP 79605 has a visual magnitude of about 6.02: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79605: right ascension 16h 14m 39s, declination −18° 32′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Libra constellation (IAU figure Lib).
Catalog context
HIP 79605. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79605, HD 145997, Gaia DR3 6246234577107451392. In the SkyKeepsake Libra (Lib) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6246234577107451392
- HIP
- 79605
- HD
- 145997
- gaia_dr3
- 6246234577107451392
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.02