How to see it
HIP 78502 has a visual magnitude of about 6.69: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78502: right ascension 16h 1m 33s, declination +47° 8′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 78502. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78502, HD 144002, Gaia DR3 1398863602698878720. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1398863602698878720
- HIP
- 78502
- HD
- 144002
- gaia_dr3
- 1398863602698878720
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1398863602698878720
- HD 144002
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.69