Its story

HIP 78661 has a visual magnitude of about 5.71: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78661: right ascension 16h 3m 31s, declination +76° 47′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).

HIP 78661. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78661, HD 145622, Gaia DR3 1704421629268883456. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.