How to see it
HIP 78668 has a visual magnitude of about 8.12: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78668: right ascension 16h 3m 36s, declination +22° 35′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Corona Borealis constellation (IAU figure CrB).
Catalog context
HIP 78668. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78668, Gaia DR3 1206303519987383552. In the SkyKeepsake Corona Borealis (CrB) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1206303519987383552
- HIP
- 78668
- gaia_dr3
- 1206303519987383552
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1206303519987383552
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.12