How to see it
12 Oph has a visual magnitude of about 5.55: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 12 Oph: right ascension 16h 36m 22s, declination −2° 19′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
12 Oph. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 81300, HD 149661, Gaia DR3 4358031335898505472. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4358031335898505472
- HIP
- 81300
- HD
- 149661
- gaia_dr3
- 4358031335898505472
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 12 Oph
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.55