How to see it
HIP 79438 has a visual magnitude of about 8.41: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79438: right ascension 16h 12m 44s, declination +68° 52′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Draco constellation (IAU figure Dra).
Catalog context
HIP 79438. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79438, Gaia DR3 1643773800535830016. In the SkyKeepsake Draco (Dra) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1643773800535830016
- HIP
- 79438
- gaia_dr3
- 1643773800535830016
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1643773800535830016
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.41