How to see it
HIP 79978 has a visual magnitude of about 9.78: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79978: right ascension 16h 19m 30s, declination −49° 45′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Norma constellation (IAU figure Nor).
Catalog context
HIP 79978. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79978, HD 146628, Gaia DR3 5935507879516273664. In the SkyKeepsake Norma (Nor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5935507879516273664
- HIP
- 79978
- HD
- 146628
- gaia_dr3
- 5935507879516273664
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5935507879516273664
- HD 146628
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.78