How to see it
HIP 79492 has a visual magnitude of about 7.18: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79492: right ascension 16h 13m 19s, declination +13° 31′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).
Catalog context
HIP 79492. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79492, HD 145958, Gaia DR3 4464207428579939840. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4464207428579939840
- HIP
- 79492
- HD
- 145958
- gaia_dr3
- 4464207428579939840
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4464207428579939840
- Gl 615.1A
- HD 145958
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.18