Its story

HIP 78648 has a visual magnitude of about 9.25: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78648: right ascension 16h 3m 16s, declination +14° 17′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).

HIP 78648. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78648, Gaia DR3 1191978223507203328. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.