How to see it
HIP 78387 has a visual magnitude of about 6.47: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78387: right ascension 16h 0m 12s, declination +44° 16′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 78387. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78387, HD 143722, Gaia DR3 1384773258109626240. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1384773258109626240
- HIP
- 78387
- HD
- 143722
- gaia_dr3
- 1384773258109626240
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.47