Its story

HIP 74478 has a visual magnitude of about 9.94: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 74478: right ascension 15h 13m 7s, declination +18° 8′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).

HIP 74478. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 74478, Gaia DR3 1211689615133509632. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.