---
title: "HIP 78560"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-78560"
release: "DR1"
licence: "CC-BY-SA-4.0"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. HIP 78560 [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-78560"
---

# HIP 78560

HIP 78560 is an M1.0III red giant in the constellation [Hercules](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/hercules), 4750 ly from Earth, shining at apparent magnitude 9.95 (V).

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** Red giant
- **HOW FAR:** 4750 ly — The light arriving now left it that long ago.
- **HOW BRIGHT (V):** 9.95 — A small telescope reaches it.
- **WHERE TO LOOK:** [Hercules](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/hercules) — The patch of sky it sits in, as seen from Earth.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CLASS | M1.0III red giant |
| DISTANCE FROM EARTH | 4750 ly +107 / −102 — by parallax (Gaia DR3, zero point corrected) |
| APPARENT MAGNITUDE (V) | 9.95 |
| ABSOLUTE MAGNITUDE (V) | −0.87 |
| CONSTELLATION | Hercules |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 16h 02m 26.7s |
| DECLINATION (J2000) | +16° 19′ 49.1″ |

## Catalogue data

### WHAT KIND OF THING IT IS

What the object is in itself, rather than how it happens to look from here.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Spectral type | M1.0III |
| Luminosity (visual) | 193.414 L☉ |

### HOW BRIGHT IT IS

What the light adds up to, measured through one filter at a time. A magnitude is a brightness on a backwards scale — the smaller the number, the brighter the object.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Colour index (B−V) | 1.388 |
| Variable magnitude, brightest | 9.84 |
| Variable magnitude, faintest | 9.99 |

### WHERE IT IS AND HOW IT MOVES

Position, motion across the sky and the size it covers on it. These are measurements of the object as seen from here, so every one of them depends on where here is.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Proper motion (RA) | −2.69 mas/yr |
| Proper motion (Dec) | −8.4 mas/yr |

### WHERE THESE FIGURES CAME FROM

Which catalogue, paper or model each of the fields above was read from, where the source named one.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Spectral type from | SIMBAD (2023ApJS..266....4L, quality D) |

## Also known as

- HIP: HIP 78560

## Source

[HYG Database v4.1](https://github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database) — CC-BY-SA-4.0

The producer asks: HYG Database v4.1, Astronexus (github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How this was made: https://spacecatalog.org/methods#source-hyg

## Cite this page

SpaceCatalog. HIP 78560 \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-78560

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_hip-78560,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{HIP 78560}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-78560},
  note         = {Catalogue entry, data release DR1 (2026-08-21). Values from HYG Database v4.1.}
}
```

HYG Database v4.1 — CC-BY-SA-4.0

Acknowledgement the producer asks for: HYG Database v4.1, Astronexus (github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

The page itself, with its pictures, the sky map and the observing tools: https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-78560