How to see it
HIP 78262 has a visual magnitude of about 7.21: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78262: right ascension 15h 58m 49s, declination +16° 12′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).
Catalog context
HIP 78262. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78262, HD 143257, Gaia DR3 1193169819234907392. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1193169819234907392
- HIP
- 78262
- HD
- 143257
- gaia_dr3
- 1193169819234907392
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1193169819234907392
- HD 143257
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.21