How to see it
7Chi Oph has a visual magnitude of about 4.20: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 7Chi Oph: right ascension 16h 27m 1s, declination −18° 27′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
7Chi Oph. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 80569, HD 148184, Gaia DR3 4323764712422936704. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4323764712422936704
- HIP
- 80569
- HD
- 148184
- gaia_dr3
- 4323764712422936704
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 7Chi Oph
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.20