How to see it
HIP 79216 has a visual magnitude of about 7.63: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79216: right ascension 16h 10m 2s, declination +81° 8′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 79216. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79216, HD 147620, Gaia DR3 1710603942633940736. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1710603942633940736
- HIP
- 79216
- HD
- 147620
- gaia_dr3
- 1710603942633940736
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1710603942633940736
- HD 147620
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.63