How to see it
HIP 79262 has a visual magnitude of about 7.95: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79262: right ascension 16h 10m 37s, declination +72° 23′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 79262. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79262, HD 146585, Gaia DR3 1654284345718843648. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1654284345718843648
- HIP
- 79262
- HD
- 146585
- gaia_dr3
- 1654284345718843648
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1654284345718843648
- HD 146585
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.95