How to see it
17Chi Sco has a visual magnitude of about 4.76: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 17Chi Sco: right ascension 16h 13m 51s, declination −11° 50′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
17Chi Sco. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79540, HD 145897, Gaia DR3 4342464209753404416. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4342464209753404416
- HIP
- 79540
- HD
- 145897
- gaia_dr3
- 4342464209753404416
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 17Chi Sco
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4342464209753404416
- HD 145897
- HIP 79540
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.76