How to see it
HIP 79874 has a visual magnitude of about 6.29: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79874: right ascension 16h 18m 14s, declination −34° 54′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 79874. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79874, HD 146545, Gaia DR3 6023084534731697408. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6023084534731697408
- HIP
- 79874
- HD
- 146545
- gaia_dr3
- 6023084534731697408
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.29