How to see it
HIP 81686 has a visual magnitude of about 9.44: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 81686: right ascension 16h 41m 10s, declination −15° 9′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
HIP 81686. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 81686, Gaia DR3 4326163984232251392. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4326163984232251392
- HIP
- 81686
- gaia_dr3
- 4326163984232251392
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4326163984232251392
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.44