How to see it
HIP 79917 has a visual magnitude of about 9.45: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79917: right ascension 16h 18m 44s, declination +26° 1′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Corona Borealis constellation (IAU figure CrB).
Catalog context
HIP 79917. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79917, Gaia DR3 1303652630242307584. In the SkyKeepsake Corona Borealis (CrB) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1303652630242307584
- HIP
- 79917
- gaia_dr3
- 1303652630242307584
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1303652630242307584
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.45