How to see it
HIP 79066 has a visual magnitude of about 8.39: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79066: right ascension 16h 8m 24s, declination −13° 8′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Libra constellation (IAU figure Lib).
Catalog context
HIP 79066. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79066, HD 144840, Gaia DR3 4341712281239980032. In the SkyKeepsake Libra (Lib) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4341712281239980032
- HIP
- 79066
- HD
- 144840
- gaia_dr3
- 4341712281239980032
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4341712281239980032
- HD 144840
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.39