How to see it
HIP 79017 has a visual magnitude of about 8.59: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79017: right ascension 16h 7m 44s, declination +20° 22′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Corona Borealis constellation (IAU figure CrB).
Catalog context
HIP 79017. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79017, HD 144957, Gaia DR3 1204831926752712960. In the SkyKeepsake Corona Borealis (CrB) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1204831926752712960
- HIP
- 79017
- HD
- 144957
- gaia_dr3
- 1204831926752712960
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1204831926752712960
- HD 144957
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.59