How to see it
HIP 78666 has a visual magnitude of about 8.46: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78666: right ascension 16h 3m 34s, declination +31° 10′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Corona Borealis constellation (IAU figure CrB).
Catalog context
HIP 78666. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78666, HD 144237, Gaia DR3 1322160846911449088. In the SkyKeepsake Corona Borealis (CrB) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1322160846911449088
- HIP
- 78666
- HD
- 144237
- gaia_dr3
- 1322160846911449088
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1322160846911449088
- HD 144237
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.46