How to see it
HIP 79663 has a visual magnitude of about 7.55: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79663: right ascension 16h 15m 25s, declination −11° 2′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 79663. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79663, HD 146213, Gaia DR3 4344028161965075968. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4344028161965075968
- HIP
- 79663
- HD
- 146213
- gaia_dr3
- 4344028161965075968
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4344028161965075968
- HD 146213
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.55