How to see it
HIP 78744 has a visual magnitude of about 7.83: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78744: right ascension 16h 4m 31s, declination +7° 39′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).
Catalog context
HIP 78744. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78744, HD 144238, Gaia DR3 4450960473832324608. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4450960473832324608
- HIP
- 78744
- HD
- 144238
- gaia_dr3
- 4450960473832324608
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4450960473832324608
- HD 144238
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.83