How to see it
HIP 78703 has a visual magnitude of about 6.73: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78703: right ascension 16h 4m 0s, declination +73° 8′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 78703. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78703, HD 145368, Gaia DR3 1702418868838865536. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1702418868838865536
- HIP
- 78703
- HD
- 145368
- gaia_dr3
- 1702418868838865536
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.73