How to see it
42The Oph has a visual magnitude of about 3.26: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 42The Oph: right ascension 17h 22m 1s, declination −24° 59′ 59″ (J2000), on the celestial sphere.
Catalog context
42The Oph. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 84970, HD 157056, Gaia DR3 4110730486352950144.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4110730486352950144
- HIP
- 84970
- HD
- 157056
- gaia_dr3
- 4110730486352950144
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 42The Oph
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 3.26