How to see it
HIP 78471 has a visual magnitude of about 6.58: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78471: right ascension 16h 1m 8s, declination −24° 15′ 60″ (J2000), in the region of the Libra constellation (IAU figure Lib).
Catalog context
HIP 78471. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78471, HD 143440, Gaia DR3 6236243143152553600. In the SkyKeepsake Libra (Lib) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6236243143152553600
- HIP
- 78471
- HD
- 143440
- gaia_dr3
- 6236243143152553600
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.58