How to see it
HIP 79768 has a visual magnitude of about 7.15: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79768: right ascension 16h 16m 48s, declination −5° 29′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 79768. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79768, HD 146490, Gaia DR3 4355479438128743424. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4355479438128743424
- HIP
- 79768
- HD
- 146490
- gaia_dr3
- 4355479438128743424
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4355479438128743424
- HD 146490
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.15