How to see it
HIP 78878 has a visual magnitude of about 8.32: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78878: right ascension 16h 6m 6s, declination −12° 18′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Libra constellation (IAU figure Lib).
Catalog context
HIP 78878. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78878, HD 144393, Gaia DR3 4342771969936698368. In the SkyKeepsake Libra (Lib) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4342771969936698368
- HIP
- 78878
- HD
- 144393
- gaia_dr3
- 4342771969936698368
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4342771969936698368
- HD 144393
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.32