How to see it
HIP 79340 has a visual magnitude of about 7.72: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79340: right ascension 16h 11m 32s, declination +74° 39′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 79340. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79340, Gaia DR3 1702839844353165056. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1702839844353165056
- HIP
- 79340
- gaia_dr3
- 1702839844353165056
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1702839844353165056
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.72