How to see it
HIP 79773 has a visual magnitude of about 8.29: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79773: right ascension 16h 16m 51s, declination +19° 48′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).
Catalog context
HIP 79773. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79773, HD 146697, Gaia DR3 1201594032510465280. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1201594032510465280
- HIP
- 79773
- HD
- 146697
- gaia_dr3
- 1201594032510465280
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1201594032510465280
- HD 146697
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.29