How to see it
HIP 79879 has a visual magnitude of about 8.20: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79879: right ascension 16h 18m 16s, declination +38° 16′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 79879. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79879, HD 147113, Gaia DR3 1330799434892918272. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1330799434892918272
- HIP
- 79879
- HD
- 147113
- gaia_dr3
- 1330799434892918272
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1330799434892918272
- HD 147113
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.20