How to see it
HIP 78642 has a visual magnitude of about 8.37: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78642: right ascension 16h 3m 14s, declination +34° 41′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Corona Borealis constellation (IAU figure CrB).
Catalog context
HIP 78642. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78642, HD 144168, Gaia DR3 1371945496466560768. In the SkyKeepsake Corona Borealis (CrB) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1371945496466560768
- HIP
- 78642
- HD
- 144168
- gaia_dr3
- 1371945496466560768
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1371945496466560768
- HD 144168
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.37