How to see it
52 Oph has a visual magnitude of about 11.96: it is very faint and needs a capable telescope (or deep imaging) to resolve.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 52 Oph: right ascension 17h 35m 20s, declination −22° 2′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
52 Oph. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86060, HD 159376, Gaia DR3 4117611603673745280. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4117611603673745280
- HIP
- 86060
- HD
- 159376
- gaia_dr3
- 4117611603673745280
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 52 Oph
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4117611603673745280
- HD 159376
- HIP 86060
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 11.96