How to see it
HIP 82542 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 82542: right ascension 16h 52m 19s, declination +42° 27′ 0″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 82542. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 82542, HD 152579, Gaia DR3 1357911123891407104. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1357911123891407104
- HIP
- 82542
- HD
- 152579
- gaia_dr3
- 1357911123891407104
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1357911123891407104
- HD 152579
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.29