How to see it
HIP 7979 has a visual magnitude of about 8.22: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 7979: right ascension 1h 42m 29s, declination +49° 59′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 7979. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 7979, Gaia DR3 405578335904111744. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 405578335904111744
- HIP
- 7979
- gaia_dr3
- 405578335904111744
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 405578335904111744
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.22