How to see it
HIP 81879 has a visual magnitude of about 8.29: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 81879: right ascension 16h 43m 30s, declination +42° 36′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 81879. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 81879, HD 151120, Gaia DR3 1357330306873869312. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1357330306873869312
- HIP
- 81879
- HD
- 151120
- gaia_dr3
- 1357330306873869312
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1357330306873869312
- HD 151120
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.29