How to see it
44 Oph has a visual magnitude of about 4.10: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 44 Oph: right ascension 17h 26m 22s, declination −24° 10′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
44 Oph. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85340, HD 157792, Gaia DR3 4111251723554095104. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4111251723554095104
- HIP
- 85340
- HD
- 157792
- gaia_dr3
- 4111251723554095104
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 44 Oph
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4111251723554095104
- Gl 673.1
- HD 157792
- HIP 85340
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.10