How to see it
HIP 78986 has a visual magnitude of about 8.29: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78986: right ascension 16h 7m 22s, declination +39° 9′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Corona Borealis constellation (IAU figure CrB).
Catalog context
HIP 78986. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78986, HD 145069, Gaia DR3 1379818034080918016. In the SkyKeepsake Corona Borealis (CrB) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1379818034080918016
- HIP
- 78986
- HD
- 145069
- gaia_dr3
- 1379818034080918016
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1379818034080918016
- HD 145069
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.29