Its story

HIP 79017 has a visual magnitude of about 8.59: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79017: right ascension 16h 7m 44s, declination +20° 22′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Corona Borealis constellation (IAU figure CrB).

HIP 79017. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79017, HD 144957, Gaia DR3 1204831926752712960. In the SkyKeepsake Corona Borealis (CrB) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.