Its story
HIP 79956 has a visual magnitude of about 8.66: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79956: right ascension 16h 19m 13s, declination +38° 47′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
HIP 79956. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79956, HD 147265, Gaia DR3 1332317207615942144. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
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Compose this starFactsHIP 79956
- Right ascension
- 16h 19m 13s
- Declination
- +38° 47′ 37″
- Magnitude
- 8.66
- Distance
- ≈ 641 ly
Data: gaia-dr3