How to see it
13 Sco has a visual magnitude of about 4.53: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 13 Sco: right ascension 16h 12m 18s, declination −27° 55′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
13 Sco. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79404, HD 145482, Gaia DR3 6042226413691523712. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6042226413691523712
- HIP
- 79404
- HD
- 145482
- gaia_dr3
- 6042226413691523712
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 13 Sco
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.53