How to see it
HIP 81246 has a visual magnitude of about 8.26: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 81246: right ascension 16h 35m 39s, declination +24° 19′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 81246. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 81246, HD 149721, Gaia DR3 1300546441176235520. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1300546441176235520
- HIP
- 81246
- HD
- 149721
- gaia_dr3
- 1300546441176235520
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1300546441176235520
- HD 149721
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.26