How to see it
HIP 82281 has a visual magnitude of about 8.01: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 82281: right ascension 16h 48m 43s, declination +88° 9′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 82281. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 82281, HD 163988, Gaia DR3 1728244541549873408. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1728244541549873408
- HIP
- 82281
- HD
- 163988
- gaia_dr3
- 1728244541549873408
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1728244541549873408
- HD 163988
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.01