How to see it
HIP 78470 has a visual magnitude of about 7.81: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78470: right ascension 16h 1m 7s, declination +27° 8′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Corona Borealis constellation (IAU figure CrB).
Catalog context
HIP 78470. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78470, HD 143743, Gaia DR3 1316502721418760704. In the SkyKeepsake Corona Borealis (CrB) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1316502721418760704
- HIP
- 78470
- HD
- 143743
- gaia_dr3
- 1316502721418760704
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1316502721418760704
- HD 143743
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.81