Its story

HIP 78486 has a visual magnitude of about 5.83: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78486: right ascension 16h 1m 20s, declination −31° 53′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).

HIP 78486. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78486, HD 143404, Gaia DR3 6036483149069953664. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.