How to see it
HIP 79889 has a visual magnitude of about 6.48: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79889: right ascension 16h 18m 24s, declination +25° 53′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Corona Borealis constellation (IAU figure CrB).
Catalog context
HIP 79889. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79889, HD 147025, Gaia DR3 1303556904011920256. In the SkyKeepsake Corona Borealis (CrB) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1303556904011920256
- HIP
- 79889
- HD
- 147025
- gaia_dr3
- 1303556904011920256
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.48