Its story

HIP 78898 has a visual magnitude of about 10.22: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78898: right ascension 16h 6m 23s, declination +18° 30′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).

HIP 78898. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78898, Gaia DR3 1200091038770454528. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.