How to see it
HIP 79971 has a visual magnitude of about 8.67: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79971: right ascension 16h 19m 24s, declination +72° 23′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 79971. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79971, HD 148083, Gaia DR3 1654172573490043904. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1654172573490043904
- HIP
- 79971
- HD
- 148083
- gaia_dr3
- 1654172573490043904
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1654172573490043904
- HD 148083
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.67