How to see it
HIP 78624 has a visual magnitude of about 6.50: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78624: right ascension 16h 3m 4s, declination −5° 50′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 78624. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78624, HD 143857, Gaia DR3 4350297783427500544. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4350297783427500544
- HIP
- 78624
- HD
- 143857
- gaia_dr3
- 4350297783427500544
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4350297783427500544
- HD 143857
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.50