How to see it
HIP 79791 has a visual magnitude of about 9.18: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79791: right ascension 16h 17m 1s, declination −9° 21′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 79791. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79791, HD 146491, Gaia DR3 4345105030525671936. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4345105030525671936
- HIP
- 79791
- HD
- 146491
- gaia_dr3
- 4345105030525671936
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4345105030525671936
- HD 146491
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.18