How to see it
HIP 78687 has a visual magnitude of about 9.04: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78687: right ascension 16h 3m 49s, declination −15° 7′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Libra constellation (IAU figure Lib).
Catalog context
HIP 78687. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78687, HD 143954, Gaia DR3 6262867164381769728. In the SkyKeepsake Libra (Lib) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6262867164381769728
- HIP
- 78687
- HD
- 143954
- gaia_dr3
- 6262867164381769728
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6262867164381769728
- HD 143954
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.04