Its story

HIP 78186 has a visual magnitude of about 9.68: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78186: right ascension 15h 57m 51s, declination −43° 43′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Norma constellation (IAU figure Nor).

HIP 78186. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78186, HD 142710, Gaia DR3 5994421469209455616. In the SkyKeepsake Norma (Nor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.