How to see it
HIP 79846 has a visual magnitude of about 6.68: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79846: right ascension 16h 17m 52s, declination +23° 36′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Corona Borealis constellation (IAU figure CrB).
Catalog context
HIP 79846. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79846, HD 146915, Gaia DR3 1301985049060710016. In the SkyKeepsake Corona Borealis (CrB) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1301985049060710016
- HIP
- 79846
- HD
- 146915
- gaia_dr3
- 1301985049060710016
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.68