How to see it
HIP 78702 has a visual magnitude of about 7.76: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78702: right ascension 16h 4m 0s, declination −19° 46′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Libra constellation (IAU figure Lib).
Catalog context
HIP 78702. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78702, HD 143956, Gaia DR3 6247220598515630080. In the SkyKeepsake Libra (Lib) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6247220598515630080
- HIP
- 78702
- HD
- 143956
- gaia_dr3
- 6247220598515630080
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6247220598515630080
- HD 143956
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.76