How to see it
HIP 79477 has a visual magnitude of about 6.79: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79477: right ascension 16h 13m 12s, declination −49° 53′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Norma constellation (IAU figure Nor).
Catalog context
HIP 79477. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79477, HD 145412, Gaia DR3 5935178614458303104. In the SkyKeepsake Norma (Nor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5935178614458303104
- HIP
- 79477
- HD
- 145412
- gaia_dr3
- 5935178614458303104
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.79