How to see it
HIP 78612 has a visual magnitude of about 8.33: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78612: right ascension 16h 2m 58s, declination +60° 27′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Draco constellation (IAU figure Dra).
Catalog context
HIP 78612. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78612, HD 144541, Gaia DR3 1626784700915146496. In the SkyKeepsake Draco (Dra) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1626784700915146496
- HIP
- 78612
- HD
- 144541
- gaia_dr3
- 1626784700915146496
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1626784700915146496
- HD 144541
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.33