How to see it
HIP 81059 has a visual magnitude of about 8.71: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 81059: right ascension 16h 33m 19s, declination +15° 8′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).
Catalog context
HIP 81059. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 81059, HD 149285, Gaia DR3 4462459200794038784. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4462459200794038784
- HIP
- 81059
- HD
- 149285
- gaia_dr3
- 4462459200794038784
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4462459200794038784
- HD 149285
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.71