How to see it
HIP 79409 has a visual magnitude of about 7.70: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79409: right ascension 16h 12m 21s, declination +42° 59′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 79409. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79409, HD 146045, Gaia DR3 1385011268017542144. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1385011268017542144
- HIP
- 79409
- HD
- 146045
- gaia_dr3
- 1385011268017542144
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1385011268017542144
- HD 146045
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.70