How to see it
HIP 81491 has a visual magnitude of about 7.63: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 81491: right ascension 16h 38m 41s, declination −1° 11′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 81491. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 81491, HD 150066, Gaia DR3 4382342431340370432. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4382342431340370432
- HIP
- 81491
- HD
- 150066
- gaia_dr3
- 4382342431340370432
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4382342431340370432
- HD 150066
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.63