How to see it
HIP 78966 has a visual magnitude of about 6.48: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78966: right ascension 16h 7m 14s, declination −42° 4′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Norma constellation (IAU figure Nor).
Catalog context
HIP 78966. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78966, HD 144350, Gaia DR3 5992030095815973632. In the SkyKeepsake Norma (Nor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5992030095815973632
- HIP
- 78966
- HD
- 144350
- gaia_dr3
- 5992030095815973632
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.48