How to see it
HIP 80840 has a visual magnitude of about 6.37: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 80840: right ascension 16h 30m 30s, declination −7° 30′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 80840. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 80840, HD 148743, Gaia DR3 4351018375858237952. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4351018375858237952
- HIP
- 80840
- HD
- 148743
- gaia_dr3
- 4351018375858237952
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4351018375858237952
- HD 148743
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.37