How to see it
HIP 79957 has a visual magnitude of about 8.53: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79957: right ascension 16h 19m 14s, declination +41° 39′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 79957. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79957, HD 147275, Gaia DR3 1380911464035595776. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1380911464035595776
- HIP
- 79957
- HD
- 147275
- gaia_dr3
- 1380911464035595776
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1380911464035595776
- HD 147275
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.53