How to see it
HIP 78160 has a visual magnitude of about 8.22: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78160: right ascension 15h 57m 36s, declination +85° 47′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 78160. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78160, Gaia DR3 1727699115063084544. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1727699115063084544
- HIP
- 78160
- gaia_dr3
- 1727699115063084544
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1727699115063084544
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.22