Its story

HIP 78989 has a visual magnitude of about 5.99: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78989: right ascension 16h 7m 24s, declination −56° 11′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Norma constellation (IAU figure Nor).

HIP 78989. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78989, HD 144183, Gaia DR3 5836269847050837504. In the SkyKeepsake Norma (Nor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.