How to see it
HIP 79987 has a visual magnitude of about 10.00: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79987: right ascension 16h 19m 38s, declination −26° 52′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 79987. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79987, HD 146899, Gaia DR3 6048350349856247808. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6048350349856247808
- HIP
- 79987
- HD
- 146899
- gaia_dr3
- 6048350349856247808
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6048350349856247808
- HD 146899
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 10.00