How to see it
HIP 79173 has a visual magnitude of about 6.38: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79173: right ascension 16h 9m 32s, declination −32° 38′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 79173. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79173, HD 144927, Gaia DR3 6035755719057732224. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6035755719057732224
- HIP
- 79173
- HD
- 144927
- gaia_dr3
- 6035755719057732224
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.38