How to see it
HIP 81696 has a visual magnitude of about 6.80: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 81696: right ascension 16h 41m 19s, declination −48° 45′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Norma constellation (IAU figure Nor).
Catalog context
HIP 81696. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 81696, HD 150135, Gaia DR3 5940954898814487168. In the SkyKeepsake Norma (Nor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5940954898814487168
- HIP
- 81696
- HD
- 150135
- gaia_dr3
- 5940954898814487168
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.80