How to see it
HIP 79044 has a visual magnitude of about 6.74: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79044: right ascension 16h 8m 4s, declination −36° 13′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 79044. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79044, HD 144591, Gaia DR3 5998762478537677568. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5998762478537677568
- HIP
- 79044
- HD
- 144591
- gaia_dr3
- 5998762478537677568
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.74