How to see it
HIP 79608 has a visual magnitude of about 6.20: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79608: right ascension 16h 14m 42s, declination +7° 51′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).
Catalog context
HIP 79608. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79608, HD 146169, Gaia DR3 4450604030202914048. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4450604030202914048
- HIP
- 79608
- HD
- 146169
- gaia_dr3
- 4450604030202914048
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.20