How to see it
HIP 78936 has a visual magnitude of about 7.77: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78936: right ascension 16h 6m 50s, declination +16° 21′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).
Catalog context
HIP 78936. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78936, HD 144724, Gaia DR3 1198465513910010880. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1198465513910010880
- HIP
- 78936
- HD
- 144724
- gaia_dr3
- 1198465513910010880
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1198465513910010880
- HD 144724
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.77