How to see it
HIP 81656 has a visual magnitude of about 8.23: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 81656: right ascension 16h 40m 50s, declination +59° 2′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Draco constellation (IAU figure Dra).
Catalog context
HIP 81656. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 81656, HD 150944, Gaia DR3 1431926329662654464. In the SkyKeepsake Draco (Dra) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1431926329662654464
- HIP
- 81656
- HD
- 150944
- gaia_dr3
- 1431926329662654464
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1431926329662654464
- HD 150944
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.23