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), on the celestial sphere.
Catalog context
18 Sco. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79672, HD 146233, Gaia DR3 4345775217221821312.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4345775217221821312
- HIP
- 79672
- HD
- 146233
- gaia_dr3
- 4345775217221821312
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 18 Sco
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.33