How to see it
HIP 81558 has a visual magnitude of about 7.29: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 81558: right ascension 16h 39m 24s, declination −3° 6′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 81558. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 81558, HD 150161, Gaia DR3 4354916797412820992. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4354916797412820992
- HIP
- 81558
- HD
- 150161
- gaia_dr3
- 4354916797412820992
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4354916797412820992
- HD 150161
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.29