How to see it
HIP 78888 has a visual magnitude of about 7.14: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78888: right ascension 16h 6m 15s, declination +1° 42′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).
Catalog context
HIP 78888. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78888, HD 144517, Gaia DR3 4411775876580708352. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4411775876580708352
- HIP
- 78888
- HD
- 144517
- gaia_dr3
- 4411775876580708352
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4411775876580708352
- HD 144517
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.14