How to see it
HIP 79823 has a visual magnitude of about 8.07: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79823: right ascension 16h 17m 32s, declination +61° 22′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Draco constellation (IAU figure Dra).
Catalog context
HIP 79823. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79823, HD 147291, Gaia DR3 1628115694100538624. In the SkyKeepsake Draco (Dra) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1628115694100538624
- HIP
- 79823
- HD
- 147291
- gaia_dr3
- 1628115694100538624
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1628115694100538624
- HD 147291
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.07