How to see it
HIP 81863 has a visual magnitude of about 6.91: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 81863: right ascension 16h 43m 15s, declination +12° 52′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).
Catalog context
HIP 81863. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 81863, HD 150857, Gaia DR3 4460975306778274816. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4460975306778274816
- HIP
- 81863
- HD
- 150857
- gaia_dr3
- 4460975306778274816
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4460975306778274816
- HD 150857
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.91