How to see it
HIP 79503 has a visual magnitude of about 6.91: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79503: right ascension 16h 13m 26s, declination −4° 3′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 79503. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79503, HD 145876, Gaia DR3 4356637189514502912. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4356637189514502912
- HIP
- 79503
- HD
- 145876
- gaia_dr3
- 4356637189514502912
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.91