Its story

HIP 78233 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 78233: right ascension 15h 58m 29s, declination −21° 24′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Libra constellation (IAU figure Lib).

HIP 78233. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78233, HD 142989, Gaia DR3 6246540035183094784. In the SkyKeepsake Libra (Lib) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.