How to see it
HIP 81668 has a visual magnitude of about 8.80: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 81668: right ascension 16h 40m 59s, declination −21° 40′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 81668. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 81668, HD 150309, Gaia DR3 4129822440515166208. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4129822440515166208
- HIP
- 81668
- HD
- 150309
- gaia_dr3
- 4129822440515166208
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4129822440515166208
- HD 150309
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.80