How to see it
HIP 79178 has a visual magnitude of about 9.04: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79178: right ascension 16h 9m 38s, declination +5° 52′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).
Catalog context
HIP 79178. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79178, HD 145230, Gaia DR3 4449776750782934528. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4449776750782934528
- HIP
- 79178
- HD
- 145230
- gaia_dr3
- 4449776750782934528
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4449776750782934528
- HD 145230
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.04