How to see it
HIP 78477 has a visual magnitude of about 7.59: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78477: right ascension 16h 1m 11s, declination −75° 37′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Apus constellation (IAU figure Aps).
Catalog context
HIP 78477. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78477, HD 142308, Gaia DR3 5781662361432078336. In the SkyKeepsake Apus (Aps) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5781662361432078336
- HIP
- 78477
- HD
- 142308
- gaia_dr3
- 5781662361432078336
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5781662361432078336
- HD 142308
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.59