How to see it
HIP 78256 has a visual magnitude of about 9.76: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78256: right ascension 15h 58m 40s, declination −65° 34′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Triangulum Australe constellation (IAU figure TrA).
Catalog context
HIP 78256. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78256, HD 142436, Gaia DR3 5822502277761485824. In the SkyKeepsake Triangulum Australe (TrA) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5822502277761485824
- HIP
- 78256
- HD
- 142436
- gaia_dr3
- 5822502277761485824
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5822502277761485824
- HD 142436
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.76