How to see it
HIP 79049 has a visual magnitude of about 6.56: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79049: right ascension 16h 8m 7s, declination −27° 43′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 79049. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79049, HD 144663, Gaia DR3 6042115844058910208. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6042115844058910208
- HIP
- 79049
- HD
- 144663
- gaia_dr3
- 6042115844058910208
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.56