How to see it
HIP 81520 has a visual magnitude of about 6.87: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 81520: right ascension 16h 39m 4s, declination −58° 15′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Ara constellation (IAU figure Ara).
Catalog context
HIP 81520. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 81520, HD 149612, Gaia DR3 5927236979422123264. In the SkyKeepsake Ara (Ara) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5927236979422123264
- HIP
- 81520
- HD
- 149612
- gaia_dr3
- 5927236979422123264
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.87