How to see it
HIP 81970 has a visual magnitude of about 6.52: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 81970: right ascension 16h 44m 42s, declination −14° 4′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 81970. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 81970, HD 150922, Gaia DR3 4326674157629048832. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4326674157629048832
- HIP
- 81970
- HD
- 150922
- gaia_dr3
- 4326674157629048832
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4326674157629048832
- HD 150922
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.52