Its story

HIP 78296 has a visual magnitude of about 8.94: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78296: right ascension 15h 59m 15s, declination −8° 43′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Libra constellation (IAU figure Lib).

HIP 78296. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78296, HD 143177, Gaia DR3 4347817525712312320. In the SkyKeepsake Libra (Lib) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.