How to see it
HIP 78690 has a visual magnitude of about 6.41: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78690: right ascension 16h 3m 50s, declination +17° 48′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).
Catalog context
HIP 78690. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78690, HD 144149, Gaia DR3 1199946556072571392. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1199946556072571392
- HIP
- 78690
- HD
- 144149
- gaia_dr3
- 1199946556072571392
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1199946556072571392
- HD 144149
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.41