How to see it
HIP 78903 has a visual magnitude of about 9.05: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78903: right ascension 16h 6m 24s, declination +9° 17′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).
Catalog context
HIP 78903. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78903, HD 144603, Gaia DR3 4451796313124576256. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4451796313124576256
- HIP
- 78903
- HD
- 144603
- gaia_dr3
- 4451796313124576256
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4451796313124576256
- HD 144603
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.05