How to see it
HIP 78117 has a visual magnitude of about 6.21: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78117: right ascension 15h 57m 4s, declination −48° 9′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Norma constellation (IAU figure Nor).
Catalog context
HIP 78117. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78117, HD 142529, Gaia DR3 5984485594939569280. In the SkyKeepsake Norma (Nor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5984485594939569280
- HIP
- 78117
- HD
- 142529
- gaia_dr3
- 5984485594939569280
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.21