How to see it
HIP 81243 has a visual magnitude of about 7.69: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 81243: right ascension 16h 35m 34s, declination +26° 28′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 81243. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 81243, Gaia DR3 1304388306601145344. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1304388306601145344
- HIP
- 81243
- gaia_dr3
- 1304388306601145344
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1304388306601145344
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.69