How to see it
HIP 78478 has a visual magnitude of about 8.23: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78478: right ascension 16h 1m 11s, declination −28° 19′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 78478. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78478, HD 143402, Gaia DR3 6042724251941591040. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6042724251941591040
- HIP
- 78478
- HD
- 143402
- gaia_dr3
- 6042724251941591040
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6042724251941591040
- HD 143402
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.23