How to see it
HIP 78904 has a visual magnitude of about 8.06: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78904: right ascension 16h 6m 26s, declination −24° 56′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 78904. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78904, HD 144367, Gaia DR3 6043819159363556352. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6043819159363556352
- HIP
- 78904
- HD
- 144367
- gaia_dr3
- 6043819159363556352
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6043819159363556352
- HD 144367
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.06