How to see it
HIP 81996 has a visual magnitude of about 7.07: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 81996: right ascension 16h 45m 2s, declination +23° 43′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 81996. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 81996, HD 151202, Gaia DR3 1299550867756655872. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1299550867756655872
- HIP
- 81996
- HD
- 151202
- gaia_dr3
- 1299550867756655872
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1299550867756655872
- HD 151202
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.07