Its story

HIP 79971 has a visual magnitude of about 8.67: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79971: right ascension 16h 19m 24s, declination +72° 23′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).

HIP 79971. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79971, HD 148083, Gaia DR3 1654172573490043904. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.