How to see it
HIP 78868 has a visual magnitude of about 5.38: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78868: right ascension 16h 5m 56s, declination −72° 24′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Triangulum Australe constellation (IAU figure TrA).
Catalog context
HIP 78868. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78868, HD 143346, Gaia DR3 5806630037118902144. In the SkyKeepsake Triangulum Australe (TrA) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5806630037118902144
- HIP
- 78868
- HD
- 143346
- gaia_dr3
- 5806630037118902144
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.38