Its story

HIP 78439 has a visual magnitude of about 8.50: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78439: right ascension 16h 0m 49s, declination +13° 33′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).

HIP 78439. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78439, HD 143587, Gaia DR3 1191788695191553024. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.