How to see it
78 Vir has a visual magnitude of about 4.89: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 78 Vir: right ascension 13h 34m 8s, declination +3° 39′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Virgo constellation (IAU figure Vir).
Catalog context
78 Vir. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 66200, HD 118022, Gaia DR3 3712858597278688000. In the SkyKeepsake Virgo (Vir) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3712858597278688000
- HIP
- 66200
- HD
- 118022
- gaia_dr3
- 3712858597278688000
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 78 Vir
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.89