Its story

HIP 78699 has a visual magnitude of about 5.76: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78699: right ascension 16h 3m 55s, declination −24° 43′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Libra constellation (IAU figure Lib).

HIP 78699. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78699, HD 143900, Gaia DR3 6236017021717925120. In the SkyKeepsake Libra (Lib) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.