How to see it
HIP 79794 has a visual magnitude of about 7.76: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79794: right ascension 16h 17m 4s, declination −56° 41′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).
Catalog context
HIP 79794. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79794, HD 146020, Gaia DR3 5931330633071933440. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5931330633071933440
- HIP
- 79794
- HD
- 146020
- gaia_dr3
- 5931330633071933440
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5931330633071933440
- HD 146020
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.76