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), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
16 Sco. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 79387, HD 145607, Gaia DR3 4348404390042854912. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
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