How to see it
HIP 79895 has a visual magnitude of about 7.27: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79895: right ascension 16h 18m 27s, declination −17° 23′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 79895. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79895, HD 146741, Gaia DR3 6246463756562441216. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6246463756562441216
- HIP
- 79895
- HD
- 146741
- gaia_dr3
- 6246463756562441216
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6246463756562441216
- HD 146741
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.27