How to see it
HIP 78851 has a visual magnitude of about 6.13: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78851: right ascension 16h 5m 45s, declination +32° 14′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Corona Borealis constellation (IAU figure CrB).
Catalog context
HIP 78851. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78851, HD 144682, Gaia DR3 1322330377861255808. In the SkyKeepsake Corona Borealis (CrB) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1322330377861255808
- HIP
- 78851
- HD
- 144682
- gaia_dr3
- 1322330377861255808
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.13