How to see it
HIP 79046 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 79046: right ascension 16h 8m 5s, declination −58° 58′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Circinus constellation (IAU figure Cir).
Catalog context
HIP 79046. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79046, HD 144263, Gaia DR3 5834741285332658048. In the SkyKeepsake Circinus (Cir) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5834741285332658048
- HIP
- 79046
- HD
- 144263
- gaia_dr3
- 5834741285332658048
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.68