How to see it
HIP 78402 has a visual magnitude of about 6.92: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78402: right ascension 16h 0m 21s, declination +67° 37′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Draco constellation (IAU figure Dra).
Catalog context
HIP 78402. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78402, HD 144282, Gaia DR3 1643232260994804608. In the SkyKeepsake Draco (Dra) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1643232260994804608
- HIP
- 78402
- HD
- 144282
- gaia_dr3
- 1643232260994804608
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.92