How to see it
HIP 78221 has a visual magnitude of about 6.69: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78221: right ascension 15h 58m 24s, declination −44° 4′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Norma constellation (IAU figure Nor).
Catalog context
HIP 78221. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78221, HD 142808, Gaia DR3 5994377660541315840. In the SkyKeepsake Norma (Nor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5994377660541315840
- HIP
- 78221
- HD
- 142808
- gaia_dr3
- 5994377660541315840
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.69