How to see it
HIP 79838 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 79838: right ascension 16h 17m 47s, declination −70° 45′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Triangulum Australe constellation (IAU figure TrA).
Catalog context
HIP 79838. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79838, HD 145690, Gaia DR3 5807176563118282752. In the SkyKeepsake Triangulum Australe (TrA) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5807176563118282752
- HIP
- 79838
- HD
- 145690
- gaia_dr3
- 5807176563118282752
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5807176563118282752
- HD 145690
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.55