How to see it
HIP 79996 has a visual magnitude of about 9.67: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79996: right ascension 16h 19m 48s, declination −47° 13′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Norma constellation (IAU figure Nor).
Catalog context
HIP 79996. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79996, Gaia DR3 5941897455167107072. In the SkyKeepsake Norma (Nor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5941897455167107072
- HIP
- 79996
- gaia_dr3
- 5941897455167107072
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5941897455167107072
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.67