How to see it
HIP 82440 has a visual magnitude of about 8.87: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 82440: right ascension 16h 50m 54s, declination +38° 9′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).
Catalog context
HIP 82440. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 82440, Gaia DR3 1351604325194540544. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1351604325194540544
- HIP
- 82440
- gaia_dr3
- 1351604325194540544
Also known as
- GJ 3978
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1351604325194540544
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.87