Its story

HIP 78098 has a visual magnitude of about 9.36: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78098: right ascension 15h 56m 48s, declination −39° 23′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Lupus constellation (IAU figure Lup).

HIP 78098. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78098, HD 142561, Gaia DR3 5996461887893964800. In the SkyKeepsake Lupus (Lup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.