How to see it
HIP 80259 has a visual magnitude of about 6.72: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 80259: right ascension 16h 23m 5s, declination +30° 51′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 80259. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 80259, Gaia DR3 1318388181997355136. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1318388181997355136
- HIP
- 80259
- gaia_dr3
- 1318388181997355136
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.72