How to see it
HIP 78121 has a visual magnitude of about 7.89: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78121: right ascension 15h 57m 7s, declination −6° 49′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Libra constellation (IAU figure Lib).
Catalog context
HIP 78121. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78121, HD 142865, Gaia DR3 4397780983345782784. In the SkyKeepsake Libra (Lib) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4397780983345782784
- HIP
- 78121
- HD
- 142865
- gaia_dr3
- 4397780983345782784
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4397780983345782784
- HD 142865
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.89