How to see it
8Phi Oph has a visual magnitude of about 4.05: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 8Phi Oph: right ascension 16h 31m 8s, declination −16° 36′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
8Phi Oph. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 80894, HD 148786, Gaia DR3 4325157278258097792. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4325157278258097792
- HIP
- 80894
- HD
- 148786
- gaia_dr3
- 4325157278258097792
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 8Phi Oph
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.05