How to see it
HIP 79997 has a visual magnitude of about 7.99: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79997: right ascension 16h 19m 49s, declination −47° 13′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Norma constellation (IAU figure Nor).
Catalog context
HIP 79997. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79997, HD 146711, Gaia DR3 5941897455167110144. In the SkyKeepsake Norma (Nor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5941897455167110144
- HIP
- 79997
- HD
- 146711
- gaia_dr3
- 5941897455167110144
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5941897455167110144
- HD 146711
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.99