How to see it
HIP 79948 has a visual magnitude of about 6.52: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79948: right ascension 16h 19m 9s, declination −6° 52′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 79948. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79948, HD 146949, Gaia DR3 4354994931458332672. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4354994931458332672
- HIP
- 79948
- HD
- 146949
- gaia_dr3
- 4354994931458332672
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4354994931458332672
- HD 146949
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.52