Its story

HIP 78704 has a visual magnitude of about 8.97: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78704: right ascension 16h 4m 1s, declination −19° 6′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Libra constellation (IAU figure Lib).

HIP 78704. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78704, HD 143955, Gaia DR3 6247326529597073408. In the SkyKeepsake Libra (Lib) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.