How to see it

16 Sco has a visual magnitude of about 5.40: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Sky position

Equatorial coordinates for 16 Sco: right ascension 16h 12m 7s, declination −8° 32′ 51″ (J2000), on the celestial sphere.

Catalog context

16 Sco. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79387, HD 145607, Gaia DR3 4348404390042854912.

Catalog identifiers

Gaia

Gaia DR3 4348404390042854912

HIP

79387

HD

145607

gaia_dr3

4348404390042854912

Bayer / Flamsteed

16 Sco

Also known as

• Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4348404390042854912
• HD 145607
• HIP 79387

Observed properties

Visual magnitude

5.40