Its story

HIP 78644 has a visual magnitude of about 9.04: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78644: right ascension 16h 3m 15s, declination +5° 10′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).

HIP 78644. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78644, Gaia DR3 4425808702967380480. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.