How to see it
HIP 7978 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 7978: right ascension 1h 42m 30s, declination −53° 44′ 29″ (J2000), on the celestial sphere.
Catalog context
HIP 7978. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 7978, HD 10647, Gaia DR3 4912580642524184960.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4912580642524184960
- HIP
- 7978
- HD
- 10647
- gaia_dr3
- 4912580642524184960
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.38