How to see it
HIP 78588 has a visual magnitude of about 9.77: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78588: right ascension 16h 2m 46s, declination +77° 57′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 78588. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78588, Gaia DR3 1707557264632675584. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1707557264632675584
- HIP
- 78588
- gaia_dr3
- 1707557264632675584
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1707557264632675584
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.77