How to see it
72 Oph has a visual magnitude of about 3.71: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 72 Oph: right ascension 18h 7m 21s, declination +9° 33′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
72 Oph. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 88771, HD 165777, Gaia DR3 4482432246132106496. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4482432246132106496
- HIP
- 88771
- HD
- 165777
- gaia_dr3
- 4482432246132106496
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 72 Oph
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 3.71