How to see it
HIP 79378 has a visual magnitude of about 9.55: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79378: right ascension 16h 12m 3s, declination −2° 50′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 79378. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79378, Gaia DR3 4405183617180136448. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4405183617180136448
- HIP
- 79378
- gaia_dr3
- 4405183617180136448
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4405183617180136448
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.55