How to see it
HIP 70979 has a visual magnitude of about 9.38: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 70979: right ascension 14h 31m 3s, declination +28° 0′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Boötes constellation (IAU figure Boo).
Catalog context
HIP 70979. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 70979, Gaia DR3 1280656546409227776. In the SkyKeepsake Boötes (Boo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1280656546409227776
- HIP
- 70979
- gaia_dr3
- 1280656546409227776
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1280656546409227776
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.38