How to see it
HIP 78809 has a visual magnitude of about 7.64: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78809: right ascension 16h 5m 19s, declination −23° 40′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Libra constellation (IAU figure Lib).
Catalog context
HIP 78809. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78809, HD 144175, Gaia DR3 6242281386125096960. In the SkyKeepsake Libra (Lib) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6242281386125096960
- HIP
- 78809
- HD
- 144175
- gaia_dr3
- 6242281386125096960
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6242281386125096960
- HD 144175
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.64