How to see it
57Mu Oph 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 57Mu Oph: right ascension 17h 37m 51s, declination −8° 7′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
57Mu Oph. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86284, HD 159975, Gaia DR3 4168517278355561088. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4168517278355561088
- HIP
- 86284
- HD
- 159975
- gaia_dr3
- 4168517278355561088
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 57Mu Oph
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.53