How to see it
HIP 78773 has a visual magnitude of about 8.16: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78773: right ascension 16h 4m 57s, declination +13° 8′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).
Catalog context
HIP 78773. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78773, HD 144346, Gaia DR3 4458312774945219072. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4458312774945219072
- HIP
- 78773
- HD
- 144346
- gaia_dr3
- 4458312774945219072
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4458312774945219072
- HD 144346
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.16