How to see it
HIP 79871 has a visual magnitude of about 9.60: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79871: right ascension 16h 18m 13s, declination −39° 44′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Norma constellation (IAU figure Nor).
Catalog context
HIP 79871. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79871, HD 146499, Gaia DR3 5994175212962248704. In the SkyKeepsake Norma (Nor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5994175212962248704
- HIP
- 79871
- HD
- 146499
- gaia_dr3
- 5994175212962248704
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5994175212962248704
- HD 146499
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.60