How to see it
HIP 78887 has a visual magnitude of about 9.03: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78887: right ascension 16h 6m 14s, declination +39° 44′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Corona Borealis constellation (IAU figure CrB).
Catalog context
HIP 78887. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78887, HD 144837, Gaia DR3 1379894553218332672. In the SkyKeepsake Corona Borealis (CrB) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1379894553218332672
- HIP
- 78887
- HD
- 144837
- gaia_dr3
- 1379894553218332672
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1379894553218332672
- HD 144837
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.03