How to see it
HIP 82968 has a visual magnitude of about 8.27: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 82968: right ascension 16h 57m 17s, declination +86° 50′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 82968. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 82968, HD 160010, Gaia DR3 1727859398946282496. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1727859398946282496
- HIP
- 82968
- HD
- 160010
- gaia_dr3
- 1727859398946282496
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1727859398946282496
- HD 160010
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.27