How to see it
HIP 70978 has a visual magnitude of about 9.79: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 70978: right ascension 14h 31m 2s, declination +29° 37′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Boötes constellation (IAU figure Boo).
Catalog context
HIP 70978. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 70978, Gaia DR3 1284213986217101824. In the SkyKeepsake Boötes (Boo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1284213986217101824
- HIP
- 70978
- gaia_dr3
- 1284213986217101824
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1284213986217101824
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.79