Its story

HIP 78301 has a visual magnitude of about 8.84: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78301: right ascension 15h 59m 18s, declination −49° 22′ 0″ (J2000), in the region of the Norma constellation (IAU figure Nor).

HIP 78301. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78301, HD 142905, Gaia DR3 5984166216846046208. In the SkyKeepsake Norma (Nor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.