How to see it
HIP 79908 has a visual magnitude of about 8.93: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79908: right ascension 16h 18m 39s, declination −38° 39′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 79908. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79908, HD 146610, Gaia DR3 5997293771501339648. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5997293771501339648
- HIP
- 79908
- HD
- 146610
- gaia_dr3
- 5997293771501339648
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5997293771501339648
- HD 146610
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.93