Its story

HIP 70978 has a visual magnitude of about 9.79: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 70978: right ascension 14h 31m 2s, declination +29° 37′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Boötes constellation (IAU figure Boo).

HIP 70978. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 70978, Gaia DR3 1284213986217101824. In the SkyKeepsake Boötes (Boo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.