How to see it
HIP 78254 has a visual magnitude of about 8.63: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78254: right ascension 15h 58m 38s, declination +59° 45′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Draco constellation (IAU figure Dra).
Catalog context
HIP 78254. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78254, HD 143685, Gaia DR3 1626457561845862400. In the SkyKeepsake Draco (Dra) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1626457561845862400
- HIP
- 78254
- HD
- 143685
- gaia_dr3
- 1626457561845862400
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1626457561845862400
- HD 143685
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.63