How to see it
58 Oph has a visual magnitude of about 4.73: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 58 Oph: right ascension 17h 43m 26s, declination −21° 41′ 0″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
58 Oph. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86736, HD 160915, Gaia DR3 4117290138348536064. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4117290138348536064
- HIP
- 86736
- HD
- 160915
- gaia_dr3
- 4117290138348536064
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 58 Oph
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.73