How to see it
73 Oph has a visual magnitude of about 5.90: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 73 Oph: right ascension 18h 9m 34s, declination +3° 59′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
73 Oph. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 88964, HD 166233, Gaia DR3 4470319819874781184. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4470319819874781184
- HIP
- 88964
- HD
- 166233
- gaia_dr3
- 4470319819874781184
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 73 Oph
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4470319819874781184
- HD 166233
- HIP 88964
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.90