How to see it
5Rho Oph has a visual magnitude of about 4.91: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 5Rho Oph: right ascension 16h 25m 35s, declination −23° 26′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
5Rho Oph. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 80473, HD 147933, Gaia DR3 6050943410590451456. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6050943410590451456
- HIP
- 80473
- HD
- 147933
- gaia_dr3
- 6050943410590451456
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 5Rho Oph
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.91