How to see it
HIP 79849 has a visual magnitude of about 6.80: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79849: right ascension 16h 17m 52s, declination −55° 12′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Norma constellation (IAU figure Nor).
Catalog context
HIP 79849. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79849, HD 146203, Gaia DR3 5931716527323553536. In the SkyKeepsake Norma (Nor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5931716527323553536
- HIP
- 79849
- HD
- 146203
- gaia_dr3
- 5931716527323553536
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.80