How to see it
HIP 79682 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 79682: right ascension 16h 15m 47s, declination −84° 7′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Octans constellation (IAU figure Oct).
Catalog context
HIP 79682. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79682, HD 142879, Gaia DR3 5768182623750757376. In the SkyKeepsake Octans (Oct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5768182623750757376
- HIP
- 79682
- HD
- 142879
- gaia_dr3
- 5768182623750757376
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5768182623750757376
- HD 142879
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.60