Its story

HIP 78177 has a visual magnitude of about 9.70: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78177: right ascension 15h 57m 45s, declination +71° 27′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).

HIP 78177. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78177, Gaia DR3 1648206589037849856. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.