Its story

HIP 7978 has a visual magnitude of about 5.38: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 7978: right ascension 1h 42m 30s, declination −53° 44′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Phoenix constellation (IAU figure Phe).

HIP 7978. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 7978, HD 10647, Gaia DR3 4912580642524184960. In the SkyKeepsake Phoenix (Phe) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.