How to see it
HIP 81461 has a visual magnitude of about 8.34: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 81461: right ascension 16h 38m 17s, declination −2° 26′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 81461. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 81461, HD 149996, Gaia DR3 4357970862757362688. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4357970862757362688
- HIP
- 81461
- HD
- 149996
- gaia_dr3
- 4357970862757362688
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4357970862757362688
- HD 149996
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.34