How to see it
26 Oph has a visual magnitude of about 5.64: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 26 Oph: right ascension 17h 0m 10s, declination −24° 59′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
26 Oph. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 83196, HD 153363, Gaia DR3 4113072720923097600. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4113072720923097600
- HIP
- 83196
- HD
- 153363
- gaia_dr3
- 4113072720923097600
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 26 Oph
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4113072720923097600
- HD 153363
- HIP 83196
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.64