How to see it
HIP 78942 has a visual magnitude of about 8.32: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78942: right ascension 16h 6m 57s, declination +55° 26′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Draco constellation (IAU figure Dra).
Catalog context
HIP 78942. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78942, HD 145223, Gaia DR3 1621447946351619328. In the SkyKeepsake Draco (Dra) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1621447946351619328
- HIP
- 78942
- HD
- 145223
- gaia_dr3
- 1621447946351619328
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1621447946351619328
- HD 145223
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.32