Its story

HIP 72979 has a visual magnitude of about 9.43: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 72979: right ascension 14h 54m 51s, declination +36° 23′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Boötes constellation (IAU figure Boo).

HIP 72979. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 72979, Gaia DR3 1293576052850278912. In the SkyKeepsake Boötes (Boo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.