How to see it
HIP 78004 has a visual magnitude of about 6.80: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78004: right ascension 15h 55m 43s, declination −44° 31′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Norma constellation (IAU figure Nor).
Catalog context
HIP 78004. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78004, HD 142304, Gaia DR3 5988369551052918272. In the SkyKeepsake Norma (Nor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5988369551052918272
- HIP
- 78004
- HD
- 142304
- gaia_dr3
- 5988369551052918272
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.80