How to see it
HIP 79961 has a visual magnitude of about 6.75: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79961: right ascension 16h 19m 17s, declination −58° 5′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).
Catalog context
HIP 79961. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79961, HD 146404, Gaia DR3 5835117490103794560. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5835117490103794560
- HIP
- 79961
- HD
- 146404
- gaia_dr3
- 5835117490103794560
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.75