How to see it
HIP 79691 has a visual magnitude of about 6.57: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79691: right ascension 16h 15m 51s, declination +36° 33′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 79691. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79691, HD 146639, Gaia DR3 1330534143353066624. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1330534143353066624
- HIP
- 79691
- HD
- 146639
- gaia_dr3
- 1330534143353066624
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.57