How to see it
HIP 78003 has a visual magnitude of about 6.61: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78003: right ascension 15h 55m 42s, declination −8° 38′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Libra constellation (IAU figure Lib).
Catalog context
HIP 78003. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78003, HD 142596, Gaia DR3 4347792408744271104. In the SkyKeepsake Libra (Lib) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4347792408744271104
- HIP
- 78003
- HD
- 142596
- gaia_dr3
- 4347792408744271104
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.61