Its story

HIP 78863 has a visual magnitude of about 8.65: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78863: right ascension 16h 5m 53s, declination −55° 51′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Norma constellation (IAU figure Nor).

HIP 78863. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78863, HD 143907, Gaia DR3 5836325612913647616. In the SkyKeepsake Norma (Nor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.