How to see it
HIP 79659 has a visual magnitude of about 7.45: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79659: right ascension 16h 15m 24s, declination +33° 19′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Corona Borealis constellation (IAU figure CrB).
Catalog context
HIP 79659. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79659, Gaia DR3 1322647930562617088. In the SkyKeepsake Corona Borealis (CrB) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1322647930562617088
- HIP
- 79659
- gaia_dr3
- 1322647930562617088
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1322647930562617088
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.45