How to see it
HIP 79161 has a visual magnitude of about 6.85: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79161: right ascension 16h 9m 24s, declination +63° 24′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Draco constellation (IAU figure Dra).
Catalog context
HIP 79161. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79161, HD 145870, Gaia DR3 1629505064480957440. In the SkyKeepsake Draco (Dra) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1629505064480957440
- HIP
- 79161
- HD
- 145870
- gaia_dr3
- 1629505064480957440
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1629505064480957440
- HD 145870
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.85