How to see it
HIP 78693 has a visual magnitude of about 7.80: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78693: right ascension 16h 3m 50s, declination +8° 13′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).
Catalog context
HIP 78693. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78693, HD 144085, Gaia DR3 4451600084659112960. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4451600084659112960
- HIP
- 78693
- HD
- 144085
- gaia_dr3
- 4451600084659112960
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4451600084659112960
- HD 144085
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.80