Its story

HIP 78636 has a visual magnitude of about 9.56: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78636: right ascension 16h 3m 12s, declination −0° 33′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).

HIP 78636. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78636, Gaia DR3 4409648940056249344. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.