Its story

HIP 5978 has a visual magnitude of about 9.23: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 5978: right ascension 1h 16m 52s, declination −44° 2′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Phoenix constellation (IAU figure Phe).

HIP 5978. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 5978, HD 7787, Gaia DR3 4983378677273180160. In the SkyKeepsake Phoenix (Phe) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.