How to see it
18 Sco has a visual magnitude of about 5.33: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 18 Sco: right ascension 16h 15m 38s, declination −8° 22′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
18 Sco. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79672, HD 146233, Gaia DR3 4345775217221821312. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4345775217221821312
- HIP
- 79672
- HD
- 146233
- gaia_dr3
- 4345775217221821312
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 18 Sco
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.33