How to see it
Gaia DR3 5966138972124784896 has a visual magnitude of about 6.96: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Gaia DR3 5966138972124784896: right ascension 17h 9m 42s, declination −40° 22′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
Gaia DR3 5966138972124784896. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as Gaia DR3 5966138972124784896. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5966138972124784896
- gaia_dr3
- 5966138972124784896
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.96