How to see it
HIP 79798 has a visual magnitude of about 7.47: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79798: right ascension 16h 17m 9s, declination +29° 25′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Corona Borealis constellation (IAU figure CrB).
Catalog context
HIP 79798. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79798, HD 146829, Gaia DR3 1317823479699139072. In the SkyKeepsake Corona Borealis (CrB) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1317823479699139072
- HIP
- 79798
- HD
- 146829
- gaia_dr3
- 1317823479699139072
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1317823479699139072
- HD 146829
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.47