How to see it
HIP 79164 has a visual magnitude of about 6.15: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79164: right ascension 16h 9m 26s, declination +55° 49′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Draco constellation (IAU figure Dra).
Catalog context
HIP 79164. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79164, HD 145694, Gaia DR3 1621482443528919680. In the SkyKeepsake Draco (Dra) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1621482443528919680
- HIP
- 79164
- HD
- 145694
- gaia_dr3
- 1621482443528919680
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.15