Its story

HIP 78706 has a visual magnitude of about 9.06: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78706: right ascension 16h 4m 2s, declination −47° 28′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Norma constellation (IAU figure Nor).

HIP 78706. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78706, HD 143700, Gaia DR3 5984774216749211648. In the SkyKeepsake Norma (Nor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.