How to see it
HIP 78287 has a visual magnitude of about 9.42: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78287: right ascension 15h 59m 5s, declination −51° 34′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Norma constellation (IAU figure Nor).
Catalog context
HIP 78287. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78287, HD 142838, Gaia DR3 5981652222189162496. In the SkyKeepsake Norma (Nor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5981652222189162496
- HIP
- 78287
- HD
- 142838
- gaia_dr3
- 5981652222189162496
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5981652222189162496
- HD 142838
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.42