How to see it
HIP 81517 has a visual magnitude of about 8.07: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 81517: right ascension 16h 39m 2s, declination −48° 44′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Norma constellation (IAU figure Nor).
Catalog context
HIP 81517. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 81517, HD 149744, Gaia DR3 5940877280168967168. In the SkyKeepsake Norma (Nor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5940877280168967168
- HIP
- 81517
- HD
- 149744
- gaia_dr3
- 5940877280168967168
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5940877280168967168
- HD 149744
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.07