How to see it
HIP 79966 has a visual magnitude of about 7.36: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79966: right ascension 16h 19m 20s, declination +54° 47′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Draco constellation (IAU figure Dra).
Catalog context
HIP 79966. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79966, HD 147466, Gaia DR3 1428612951372413440. In the SkyKeepsake Draco (Dra) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1428612951372413440
- HIP
- 79966
- HD
- 147466
- gaia_dr3
- 1428612951372413440
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1428612951372413440
- HD 147466
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.36