How to see it
HIP 78946 has a visual magnitude of about 6.65: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78946: right ascension 16h 6m 60s, declination +47° 30′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 78946. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78946, HD 145082, Gaia DR3 1399214518706752256. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1399214518706752256
- HIP
- 78946
- HD
- 145082
- gaia_dr3
- 1399214518706752256
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1399214518706752256
- HD 145082
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.65