How to see it
HIP 79489 has a visual magnitude of about 7.71: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79489: right ascension 16h 13m 16s, declination +82° 37′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 79489. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79489, HD 148589, Gaia DR3 1722860233108492800. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1722860233108492800
- HIP
- 79489
- HD
- 148589
- gaia_dr3
- 1722860233108492800
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1722860233108492800
- HD 148589
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.71