Its story

HIP 79038 has a visual magnitude of about 9.09: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 79038: right ascension 16h 7m 60s, declination −55° 7′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Norma constellation (IAU figure Nor).

HIP 79038. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79038, HD 144320, Gaia DR3 5932447908712390656. In the SkyKeepsake Norma (Nor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.