How to see it
HIP 78486 has a visual magnitude of about 5.83: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78486: right ascension 16h 1m 20s, declination −31° 53′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 78486. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78486, HD 143404, Gaia DR3 6036483149069953664. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6036483149069953664
- HIP
- 78486
- HD
- 143404
- gaia_dr3
- 6036483149069953664
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.83