How to see it
HIP 79048 has a visual magnitude of about 6.89: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79048: right ascension 16h 8m 7s, declination −18° 14′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Libra constellation (IAU figure Lib).
Catalog context
HIP 79048. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79048, HD 144766, Gaia DR3 6248975212915989888. In the SkyKeepsake Libra (Lib) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6248975212915989888
- HIP
- 79048
- HD
- 144766
- gaia_dr3
- 6248975212915989888
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.89