How to see it
HIP 81270 has a visual magnitude of about 7.68: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 81270: right ascension 16h 35m 56s, declination +79° 12′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 81270. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 81270, HD 151340, Gaia DR3 1709227285356521984. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1709227285356521984
- HIP
- 81270
- HD
- 151340
- gaia_dr3
- 1709227285356521984
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1709227285356521984
- HD 151340
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.68