How to see it
HIP 79939 has a visual magnitude of about 6.92: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79939: right ascension 16h 19m 1s, declination +37° 45′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 79939. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79939, HD 147216, Gaia DR3 1330703468143588096. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1330703468143588096
- HIP
- 79939
- HD
- 147216
- gaia_dr3
- 1330703468143588096
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1330703468143588096
- HD 147216
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.92