How to see it
HIP 77979 has a visual magnitude of about 9.75: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 77979: right ascension 15h 55m 28s, declination −17° 15′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Libra constellation (IAU figure Lib).
Catalog context
HIP 77979. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 77979, HD 142504, Gaia DR3 6248732083411382272. In the SkyKeepsake Libra (Lib) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6248732083411382272
- HIP
- 77979
- HD
- 142504
- gaia_dr3
- 6248732083411382272
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6248732083411382272
- HD 142504
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.75