How to see it
HIP 78880 has a visual magnitude of about 7.26: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78880: right ascension 16h 6m 8s, declination −13° 53′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Libra constellation (IAU figure Lib).
Catalog context
HIP 78880. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78880, HD 144377, Gaia DR3 4341549072483030016. In the SkyKeepsake Libra (Lib) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4341549072483030016
- HIP
- 78880
- HD
- 144377
- gaia_dr3
- 4341549072483030016
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4341549072483030016
- HD 144377
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.26