Its story

HIP 81442 has a visual magnitude of about 8.72: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 81442: right ascension 16h 38m 2s, declination +27° 20′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).

HIP 81442. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 81442, Gaia DR3 1304579273730276608. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.