How to see it
HIP 81516 has a visual magnitude of about 6.76: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 81516: right ascension 16h 39m 2s, declination +50° 49′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Draco constellation (IAU figure Dra).
Catalog context
HIP 81516. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 81516, HD 150509, Gaia DR3 1413305894087649792. In the SkyKeepsake Draco (Dra) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1413305894087649792
- HIP
- 81516
- HD
- 150509
- gaia_dr3
- 1413305894087649792
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1413305894087649792
- HD 150509
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.76