How to see it
HIP 79524 has a visual magnitude of about 6.53: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79524: right ascension 16h 13m 40s, declination −21° 23′ 60″ (J2000), in the region of the Libra constellation (IAU figure Lib).
Catalog context
HIP 79524. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79524, HD 145809, Gaia DR3 6243032008973309440. In the SkyKeepsake Libra (Lib) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6243032008973309440
- HIP
- 79524
- HD
- 145809
- gaia_dr3
- 6243032008973309440
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.53