How to see it
HIP 78024 has a visual magnitude of about 6.87: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78024: right ascension 15h 55m 54s, declination −2° 9′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).
Catalog context
HIP 78024. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78024, HD 142661, Gaia DR3 4409032079673958528. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4409032079673958528
- HIP
- 78024
- HD
- 142661
- gaia_dr3
- 4409032079673958528
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.87