Its story

HIP 78606 has a visual magnitude of about 8.82: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78606: right ascension 16h 2m 55s, declination +19° 47′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).

HIP 78606. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78606, Gaia DR3 1203458533648074752. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.