Its story

HIP 81286 has a visual magnitude of about 9.18: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 81286: right ascension 16h 36m 8s, declination +14° 26′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Serpens constellation (IAU figure Ser).

HIP 81286. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 81286, Gaia DR3 4462174603379200000. In the SkyKeepsake Serpens (Ser) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.