How to see it
HIP 78949 has a visual magnitude of about 6.12: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78949: right ascension 16h 7m 1s, declination −3° 52′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 78949. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78949, HD 144636, Gaia DR3 4404647089864475904. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4404647089864475904
- HIP
- 78949
- HD
- 144636
- gaia_dr3
- 4404647089864475904
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.12