How to see it
HIP 78728 has a visual magnitude of about 6.74: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78728: right ascension 16h 4m 20s, declination +6° 0′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).
Catalog context
HIP 78728. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78728, HD 144171, Gaia DR3 4449921027324639488. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4449921027324639488
- HIP
- 78728
- HD
- 144171
- gaia_dr3
- 4449921027324639488
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.74