How to see it
HIP 81663 has a visual magnitude of about 6.08: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 81663: right ascension 16h 40m 56s, declination −8° 18′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 81663. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 81663, HD 150381, Gaia DR3 4339078950889457152. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4339078950889457152
- HIP
- 81663
- HD
- 150381
- gaia_dr3
- 4339078950889457152
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4339078950889457152
- HD 150381
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.08