How to see it
HIP 79766 has a visual magnitude of about 9.96: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79766: right ascension 16h 16m 48s, declination −11° 50′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 79766. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79766, HD 146455, Gaia DR3 4342241318130085888. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4342241318130085888
- HIP
- 79766
- HD
- 146455
- gaia_dr3
- 4342241318130085888
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4342241318130085888
- HD 146455
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.96