How to see it
HIP 79898 has a visual magnitude of about 8.60: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79898: right ascension 16h 18m 29s, declination +15° 32′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).
Catalog context
HIP 79898. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79898, HD 146961, Gaia DR3 4464893248957627904. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4464893248957627904
- HIP
- 79898
- HD
- 146961
- gaia_dr3
- 4464893248957627904
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4464893248957627904
- HD 146961
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.60