How to see it
HIP 81608 has a visual magnitude of about 6.60: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 81608: right ascension 16h 40m 2s, declination −6° 4′ 54″ (J2000), on the celestial sphere.
Catalog context
HIP 81608. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 81608, HD 150258, Gaia DR3 4353052850325091968.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4353052850325091968
- HIP
- 81608
- HD
- 150258
- gaia_dr3
- 4353052850325091968
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.60