How to see it
HIP 78793 has a visual magnitude of about 8.31: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78793: right ascension 16h 5m 9s, declination +3° 3′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).
Catalog context
HIP 78793. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78793, HD 144331, Gaia DR3 4413060655917873664. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4413060655917873664
- HIP
- 78793
- HD
- 144331
- gaia_dr3
- 4413060655917873664
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4413060655917873664
- HD 144331
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.31