How to see it
HIP 79597 has a visual magnitude of about 8.14: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79597: right ascension 16h 14m 27s, declination +67° 15′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Draco constellation (IAU figure Dra).
Catalog context
HIP 79597. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79597, HD 146988, Gaia DR3 1643301736385835776. In the SkyKeepsake Draco (Dra) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1643301736385835776
- HIP
- 79597
- HD
- 146988
- gaia_dr3
- 1643301736385835776
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1643301736385835776
- HD 146988
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.14