How to see it
HIP 79928 has a visual magnitude of about 9.46: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79928: right ascension 16h 18m 50s, declination −10° 47′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 79928. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79928, HD 146878, Gaia DR3 4344144091721866752. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4344144091721866752
- HIP
- 79928
- HD
- 146878
- gaia_dr3
- 4344144091721866752
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4344144091721866752
- HD 146878
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.46