Its story

HIP 81277 has a visual magnitude of about 8.57: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 81277: right ascension 16h 36m 2s, declination −73° 29′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Apus constellation (IAU figure Aps).

HIP 81277. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 81277, HD 148600, Gaia DR3 5805588524725889024. In the SkyKeepsake Apus (Aps) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.