How to see it
HIP 79740 has a visual magnitude of about 6.67: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79740: right ascension 16h 16m 27s, declination −24° 16′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 79740. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79740, HD 146284, Gaia DR3 6049720650582772096. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6049720650582772096
- HIP
- 79740
- HD
- 146284
- gaia_dr3
- 6049720650582772096
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.67