How to see it
HIP 78840 has a visual magnitude of about 6.26: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78840: right ascension 16h 5m 38s, declination +8° 5′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).
Catalog context
HIP 78840. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78840, HD 144426, Gaia DR3 4451539096123574400. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4451539096123574400
- HIP
- 78840
- HD
- 144426
- gaia_dr3
- 4451539096123574400
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.26