How to see it
HIP 78608 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 78608: right ascension 16h 2m 56s, declination +28° 57′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Corona Borealis constellation (IAU figure CrB).
Catalog context
HIP 78608. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78608, HD 144063, Gaia DR3 1320129155581764864. In the SkyKeepsake Corona Borealis (CrB) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1320129155581764864
- HIP
- 78608
- HD
- 144063
- gaia_dr3
- 1320129155581764864
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1320129155581764864
- HD 144063
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.16