How to see it
HIP 78991 has a visual magnitude of about 6.60: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78991: right ascension 16h 7m 25s, declination −48° 25′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Norma constellation (IAU figure Nor).
Catalog context
HIP 78991. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78991, HD 144316, Gaia DR3 5983901513740111616. In the SkyKeepsake Norma (Nor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5983901513740111616
- HIP
- 78991
- HD
- 144316
- gaia_dr3
- 5983901513740111616
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.60