How to see it
HIP 79685 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 79685: right ascension 16h 15m 47s, declination +53° 14′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Draco constellation (IAU figure Dra).
Catalog context
HIP 79685. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79685, HD 146870, Gaia DR3 1427909160851355392. In the SkyKeepsake Draco (Dra) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1427909160851355392
- HIP
- 79685
- HD
- 146870
- gaia_dr3
- 1427909160851355392
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1427909160851355392
- HD 146870
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.85