How to see it
HIP 79968 has a visual magnitude of about 9.37: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79968: right ascension 16h 19m 21s, declination +19° 3′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).
Catalog context
HIP 79968. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79968, Gaia DR3 1200747103615991296. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1200747103615991296
- HIP
- 79968
- gaia_dr3
- 1200747103615991296
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1200747103615991296
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.37