Its story

HIP 81499 has a visual magnitude of about 5.61: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 81499: right ascension 16h 38m 48s, declination −8° 37′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).

HIP 81499. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 81499, HD 150052, Gaia DR3 4338952124799381120. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.