How to see it
HIP 78743 has a visual magnitude of about 6.76: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78743: right ascension 16h 4m 31s, declination −28° 55′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 78743. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78743, HD 143976, Gaia DR3 6041881235763736064. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6041881235763736064
- HIP
- 78743
- HD
- 143976
- gaia_dr3
- 6041881235763736064
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.76