How to see it
HIP 81079 has a visual magnitude of about 6.39: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 81079: right ascension 16h 33m 36s, declination −53° 12′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).
Catalog context
HIP 81079. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 81079, HD 148852, Gaia DR3 5930665256740776832. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5930665256740776832
- HIP
- 81079
- HD
- 148852
- gaia_dr3
- 5930665256740776832
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.39