How to see it
HIP 78228 has a visual magnitude of about 6.39: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78228: right ascension 15h 58m 27s, declination −13° 26′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Libra constellation (IAU figure Lib).
Catalog context
HIP 78228. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78228, HD 143033, Gaia DR3 6264110849464638464. In the SkyKeepsake Libra (Lib) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6264110849464638464
- HIP
- 78228
- HD
- 143033
- gaia_dr3
- 6264110849464638464
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6264110849464638464
- HD 143033
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.39