How to see it
71 Oph has a visual magnitude of about 4.38: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 71 Oph: right ascension 18h 7m 18s, declination +8° 44′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
71 Oph. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 88765, HD 165760, Gaia DR3 4481492679086077312. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4481492679086077312
- HIP
- 88765
- HD
- 165760
- gaia_dr3
- 4481492679086077312
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 71 Oph
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.38