Its story

HIP 81257 has a visual magnitude of about 8.99: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 81257: right ascension 16h 35m 49s, declination +40° 47′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Hercules constellation (IAU figure Her).

HIP 81257. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 81257, Gaia DR3 1356739113215519744. In the SkyKeepsake Hercules (Her) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.