How to see it
HIP 78792 has a visual magnitude of about 6.83: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78792: right ascension 16h 5m 8s, declination −3° 31′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 78792. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78792, HD 144271, Gaia DR3 4404862456704403840. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4404862456704403840
- HIP
- 78792
- HD
- 144271
- gaia_dr3
- 4404862456704403840
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.83