How to see it
HIP 81687 has a visual magnitude of about 6.24: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 81687: right ascension 16h 41m 12s, declination −1° 0′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 81687. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 81687, HD 150451, Gaia DR3 4382431629221050112. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4382431629221050112
- HIP
- 81687
- HD
- 150451
- gaia_dr3
- 4382431629221050112
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.24