How to see it
HIP 79772 has a visual magnitude of about 8.77: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79772: right ascension 16h 16m 51s, declination +27° 50′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Corona Borealis constellation (IAU figure CrB).
Catalog context
HIP 79772. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79772, Gaia DR3 1317379654958011648. In the SkyKeepsake Corona Borealis (CrB) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1317379654958011648
- HIP
- 79772
- gaia_dr3
- 1317379654958011648
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1317379654958011648
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.77