How to see it
HIP 78859 has a visual magnitude of about 7.90: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78859: right ascension 16h 5m 52s, declination +35° 0′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Corona Borealis constellation (IAU figure CrB).
Catalog context
HIP 78859. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78859, HD 144705, Gaia DR3 1324009538274493440. In the SkyKeepsake Corona Borealis (CrB) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1324009538274493440
- HIP
- 78859
- HD
- 144705
- gaia_dr3
- 1324009538274493440
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1324009538274493440
- HD 144705
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.90