How to see it
HIP 78638 has a visual magnitude of about 8.79: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78638: right ascension 16h 3m 12s, declination +37° 31′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Corona Borealis constellation (IAU figure CrB).
Catalog context
HIP 78638. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78638, HD 144186, Gaia DR3 1379239072489713664. In the SkyKeepsake Corona Borealis (CrB) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1379239072489713664
- HIP
- 78638
- HD
- 144186
- gaia_dr3
- 1379239072489713664
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1379239072489713664
- HD 144186
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.79