How to see it
HIP 79558 has a visual magnitude of about 9.21: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79558: right ascension 16h 14m 2s, declination −8° 47′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 79558. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79558, HD 145961, Gaia DR3 4345384856234307584. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4345384856234307584
- HIP
- 79558
- HD
- 145961
- gaia_dr3
- 4345384856234307584
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4345384856234307584
- HD 145961
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.21