How to see it
HIP 81871 has a visual magnitude of about 8.49: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 81871: right ascension 16h 43m 20s, declination +25° 8′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 81871. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 81871, HD 150945, Gaia DR3 1301021395838789888. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1301021395838789888
- HIP
- 81871
- HD
- 150945
- gaia_dr3
- 1301021395838789888
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1301021395838789888
- HD 150945
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.49