How to see it
78 Her has a visual magnitude of about 5.65: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 78 Her: right ascension 17h 31m 50s, declination +28° 24′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
78 Her. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85790, HD 159139, Gaia DR3 4595353602128483072. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4595353602128483072
- HIP
- 85790
- HD
- 159139
- gaia_dr3
- 4595353602128483072
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 78 Her
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.65