How to see it
HIP 72979 has a visual magnitude of about 9.43: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 72979: right ascension 14h 54m 51s, declination +36° 23′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Boötes constellation (IAU figure Boo).
Catalog context
HIP 72979. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 72979, Gaia DR3 1293576052850278912. In the SkyKeepsake Boötes (Boo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1293576052850278912
- HIP
- 72979
- gaia_dr3
- 1293576052850278912
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1293576052850278912
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.43