How to see it
HIP 79504 has a visual magnitude of about 8.25: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79504: right ascension 16h 13m 26s, declination +11° 25′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).
Catalog context
HIP 79504. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79504, HD 145977, Gaia DR3 4456933231450046976. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4456933231450046976
- HIP
- 79504
- HD
- 145977
- gaia_dr3
- 4456933231450046976
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4456933231450046976
- HD 145977
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.25