How to see it
HIP 79955 has a visual magnitude of about 8.45: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79955: right ascension 16h 19m 13s, declination +21° 47′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Corona Borealis constellation (IAU figure CrB).
Catalog context
HIP 79955. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79955, Gaia DR3 1202442786767821568. In the SkyKeepsake Corona Borealis (CrB) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1202442786767821568
- HIP
- 79955
- gaia_dr3
- 1202442786767821568
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1202442786767821568
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.45