How to see it
64Nu Oph has a visual magnitude of about 3.08: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 64Nu Oph: right ascension 17h 59m 2s, declination −9° 46′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
64Nu Oph. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 88048, HD 163917, Gaia DR3 4164319171172759040. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4164319171172759040
- HIP
- 88048
- HD
- 163917
- gaia_dr3
- 4164319171172759040
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 64Nu Oph
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4164319171172759040
- HD 163917
- HIP 88048
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 3.08