How to see it
HIP 79924 has a visual magnitude of about 9.50: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79924: right ascension 16h 18m 49s, declination −5° 59′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 79924. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79924, Gaia DR3 4355121478374715904. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4355121478374715904
- HIP
- 79924
- gaia_dr3
- 4355121478374715904
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4355121478374715904
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.50