How to see it
HIP 78791 has a visual magnitude of about 8.18: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78791: right ascension 16h 5m 5s, declination −48° 49′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Norma constellation (IAU figure Nor).
Catalog context
HIP 78791. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78791, HD 143885, Gaia DR3 5983561283602500608. In the SkyKeepsake Norma (Nor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5983561283602500608
- HIP
- 78791
- HD
- 143885
- gaia_dr3
- 5983561283602500608
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5983561283602500608
- HD 143885
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.18