How to see it
45 Oph has a visual magnitude of about 4.19: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 45 Oph: right ascension 17h 27m 21s, declination −29° 52′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
45 Oph. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 85423, HD 157919, Gaia DR3 4058689054864359552. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4058689054864359552
- HIP
- 85423
- HD
- 157919
- gaia_dr3
- 4058689054864359552
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 45 Oph
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.19