---
title: "HIP 79213"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-79213"
release: "DR1"
licence: "CC-BY-SA-4.0"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. HIP 79213 [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-79213"
---

# HIP 79213

HIP 79213 is a [star](https://spacecatalog.org/stars) in the constellation [Triangulum Australe](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/triangulum-australe), 371.9 ly from Earth, shining at apparent magnitude 10.52 (V).

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** Star
- **HOW FAR:** 371.9 ly — The light arriving now left it that long ago.
- **HOW BRIGHT (V):** 10.52 — A small telescope reaches it.
- **WHERE TO LOOK:** [Triangulum Australe](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/triangulum-australe) — The patch of sky it sits in, as seen from Earth.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| DISTANCE FROM EARTH | 371.9 ly — by parallax |
| APPARENT MAGNITUDE (V) | 10.52 |
| ABSOLUTE MAGNITUDE (V) | 5.24 |
| CONSTELLATION | Triangulum Australe |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 16h 10m 00.3s |
| DECLINATION (J2000) | −63° 28′ 50.9″ |

## Catalogue data

### WHAT KIND OF THING IT IS

What the object is in itself, rather than how it happens to look from here.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Luminosity (visual) | 0.701455 L☉ |

### WHERE IT IS AND HOW IT MOVES

Position, motion across the sky and the size it covers on it. These are measurements of the object as seen from here, so every one of them depends on where here is.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Proper motion (RA) | −4.19 mas/yr |
| Proper motion (Dec) | −2.54 mas/yr |
| Radial velocity | 0 km/s |

## Also known as

- HIP: HIP 79213

## Source

[HYG Database v4.1](https://github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database) — CC-BY-SA-4.0

The producer asks: HYG Database v4.1, Astronexus (github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How this was made: https://spacecatalog.org/methods#source-hyg

## Cite this page

SpaceCatalog. HIP 79213 \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-79213

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_hip-79213,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{HIP 79213}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-79213},
  note         = {Catalogue entry, data release DR1 (2026-08-21). Values from HYG Database v4.1.}
}
```

HYG Database v4.1 — CC-BY-SA-4.0

Acknowledgement the producer asks for: HYG Database v4.1, Astronexus (github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

The page itself, with its pictures, the sky map and the observing tools: https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-79213