How to see it
HIP 78098 has a visual magnitude of about 9.36: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78098: right ascension 15h 56m 48s, declination −39° 23′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Lupus constellation (IAU figure Lup).
Catalog context
HIP 78098. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78098, HD 142561, Gaia DR3 5996461887893964800. In the SkyKeepsake Lupus (Lup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5996461887893964800
- HIP
- 78098
- HD
- 142561
- gaia_dr3
- 5996461887893964800
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5996461887893964800
- HD 142561
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.36