How to see it
HIP 78948 has a visual magnitude of about 9.41: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78948: right ascension 16h 7m 1s, declination −86° 9′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Octans constellation (IAU figure Oct).
Catalog context
HIP 78948. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78948, HD 139760, Gaia DR3 5765703396827652096. In the SkyKeepsake Octans (Oct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5765703396827652096
- HIP
- 78948
- HD
- 139760
- gaia_dr3
- 5765703396827652096
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5765703396827652096
- HD 139760
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.41