How to see it
HIP 78955 has a visual magnitude of about 6.16: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78955: right ascension 16h 7m 3s, declination −14° 4′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Libra constellation (IAU figure Lib).
Catalog context
HIP 78955. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78955, HD 144585, Gaia DR3 4341501106288171008. In the SkyKeepsake Libra (Lib) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4341501106288171008
- HIP
- 78955
- HD
- 144585
- gaia_dr3
- 4341501106288171008
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4341501106288171008
- HD 144585
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.16