How to see it
74 Oph has a visual magnitude of about 4.60: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 74 Oph: right ascension 18h 20m 52s, declination +3° 22′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
74 Oph. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 89918, HD 168656, Gaia DR3 4278174940241609216. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4278174940241609216
- HIP
- 89918
- HD
- 168656
- gaia_dr3
- 4278174940241609216
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 74 Oph
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4278174940241609216
- HD 168656
- HIP 89918
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.60