How to see it
HIP 79761 has a visual magnitude of about 8.15: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79761: right ascension 16h 16m 45s, declination +57° 17′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Draco constellation (IAU figure Dra).
Catalog context
HIP 79761. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79761, HD 147112, Gaia DR3 1622079478342788864. In the SkyKeepsake Draco (Dra) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1622079478342788864
- HIP
- 79761
- HD
- 147112
- gaia_dr3
- 1622079478342788864
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1622079478342788864
- HD 147112
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.15