How to see it
HIP 78906 has a visual magnitude of about 7.32: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78906: right ascension 16h 6m 26s, declination +29° 54′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Corona Borealis constellation (IAU figure CrB).
Catalog context
HIP 78906. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78906, HD 144779, Gaia DR3 1320297930616993536. In the SkyKeepsake Corona Borealis (CrB) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1320297930616993536
- HIP
- 78906
- HD
- 144779
- gaia_dr3
- 1320297930616993536
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1320297930616993536
- HD 144779
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.32