How to see it
HIP 79781 has a visual magnitude of about 6.10: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79781: right ascension 16h 16m 55s, declination −3° 57′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 79781. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79781, HD 146514, Gaia DR3 4356960755169210880. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4356960755169210880
- HIP
- 79781
- HD
- 146514
- gaia_dr3
- 4356960755169210880
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4356960755169210880
- HD 146514
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.10