Its story

HIP 79148 has a visual magnitude of about 8.54: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79148: right ascension 16h 9m 16s, declination −50° 42′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Norma constellation (IAU figure Nor).

HIP 79148. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79148, HD 144648, Gaia DR3 5983049392228276224. In the SkyKeepsake Norma (Nor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.