How to see it
HIP 79688 has a visual magnitude of about 8.51: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79688: right ascension 16h 15m 48s, declination −29° 0′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 79688. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79688, HD 146141, Gaia DR3 6039054219566960640. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6039054219566960640
- HIP
- 79688
- HD
- 146141
- gaia_dr3
- 6039054219566960640
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6039054219566960640
- HD 146141
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.51