How to see it
HIP 79272 has a visual magnitude of about 8.54: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79272: right ascension 16h 10m 45s, declination +52° 8′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Draco constellation (IAU figure Dra).
Catalog context
HIP 79272. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79272, HD 145871, Gaia DR3 1427748284260704000. In the SkyKeepsake Draco (Dra) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1427748284260704000
- HIP
- 79272
- HD
- 145871
- gaia_dr3
- 1427748284260704000
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1427748284260704000
- HD 145871
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.54