Its story

HIP 79821 has a visual magnitude of about 9.60: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79821: right ascension 16h 17m 30s, declination −6° 41′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).

HIP 79821. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79821, HD 146623, Gaia DR3 4355058359535074304. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.