Its story

HIP 79521 has a visual magnitude of about 8.62: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79521: right ascension 16h 13m 39s, declination +82° 5′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).

HIP 79521. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79521, HD 148465, Gaia DR3 1722693004261988352. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.