How to see it
HIP 81318 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 81318: right ascension 16h 36m 31s, declination −8° 51′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 81318. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 81318, HD 149662, Gaia DR3 4338581662396863616. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4338581662396863616
- HIP
- 81318
- HD
- 149662
- gaia_dr3
- 4338581662396863616
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.72