How to see it
HIP 79256 has a visual magnitude of about 10.43: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79256: right ascension 16h 10m 34s, declination +16° 31′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).
Catalog context
HIP 79256. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79256, Gaia DR3 1198806121996429568. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1198806121996429568
- HIP
- 79256
- gaia_dr3
- 1198806121996429568
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1198806121996429568
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 10.43