Its story

HIP 81223 has a visual magnitude of about 8.95: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 81223: right ascension 16h 35m 24s, declination +8° 48′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).

HIP 81223. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 81223, Gaia DR3 4446210141221743104. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.