How to see it
HIP 79972 has a visual magnitude of about 8.44: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79972: right ascension 16h 19m 25s, declination −15° 32′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 79972. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79972, HD 146935, Gaia DR3 4328390323478252544. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4328390323478252544
- HIP
- 79972
- HD
- 146935
- gaia_dr3
- 4328390323478252544
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4328390323478252544
- HD 146935
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.44