How to see it
HIP 78306 has a visual magnitude of about 6.94: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78306: right ascension 15h 59m 20s, declination −33° 0′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 78306. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78306, HD 143051, Gaia DR3 6036259845125438208. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6036259845125438208
- HIP
- 78306
- HD
- 143051
- gaia_dr3
- 6036259845125438208
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.94