Its story

HIP 78311 has a visual magnitude of about 9.73: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78311: right ascension 15h 59m 24s, declination +0° 40′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).

HIP 78311. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78311, Gaia DR3 4410855825866214912. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.