How to see it
HIP 78112 has a visual magnitude of about 8.13: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78112: right ascension 15h 56m 60s, declination −30° 56′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 78112. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78112, HD 142689, Gaia DR3 6039765603589110784. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6039765603589110784
- HIP
- 78112
- HD
- 142689
- gaia_dr3
- 6039765603589110784
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6039765603589110784
- HD 142689
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.13