How to see it
16 Oph has a visual magnitude of about 6.01: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 16 Oph: right ascension 16h 45m 30s, declination +1° 1′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).
Catalog context
16 Oph. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 82037, HD 151133, Gaia DR3 4383869275034264192. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4383869275034264192
- HIP
- 82037
- HD
- 151133
- gaia_dr3
- 4383869275034264192
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 16 Oph
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.01