How to see it
HIP 82978 has a visual magnitude of about 9.52: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 82978: right ascension 16h 57m 25s, declination +53° 52′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Draco constellation (IAU figure Dra).
Catalog context
HIP 82978. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 82978, Gaia DR3 1414114241293030912. In the SkyKeepsake Draco (Dra) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1414114241293030912
- HIP
- 82978
- gaia_dr3
- 1414114241293030912
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1414114241293030912
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.52