How to see it
HIP 78508 has a visual magnitude of about 8.50: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78508: right ascension 16h 1m 38s, declination −44° 9′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Norma constellation (IAU figure Nor).
Catalog context
HIP 78508. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78508, HD 143319, Gaia DR3 5994339074553659392. In the SkyKeepsake Norma (Nor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5994339074553659392
- HIP
- 78508
- HD
- 143319
- gaia_dr3
- 5994339074553659392
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5994339074553659392
- HD 143319
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.50