How to see it
HIP 79724 has a visual magnitude of about 6.30: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79724: right ascension 16h 16m 17s, declination +23° 7′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Corona Borealis constellation (IAU figure CrB).
Catalog context
HIP 79724. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79724, HD 146604, Gaia DR3 1301850771202612224. In the SkyKeepsake Corona Borealis (CrB) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1301850771202612224
- HIP
- 79724
- HD
- 146604
- gaia_dr3
- 1301850771202612224
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1301850771202612224
- HD 146604
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.30