Its story

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.

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).

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.